Recently released Sikh prisoners of war, Brisbane 1944

Recently released Indian Sikh soldiers, ex-prisoners of war, watching the Australian 7th Division parade in Brisbane in August 1944. Liberated Indian Army personnel were initially issued with Australian uniforms, and given a special allowance of cloth for use as turbans.
Collection of the Australian War Memorial

Copyright expired - public domain

Theme:
Movement, Distance
Related: 
Passages to India: military linkages with Queensland
Keywords:
Indian, prisoners of war, Sikhs
Date of copyright: 
20 August 2013
Date captured: 
20 August 2013
Date created: 
20 August 2013