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Photos by author: John Preston

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1957 The complex my father called "Stalag XIX" (with Officers' Mess on rhs).jpg
The complex my father called "Stalag XIX" (with Officers' Mess on rhs).jpg

1950s Road out of Camp (Red China just over Hills).jpg
Road out of Camp (Red China just over Hills).jpg

1950s More of Red China w. Paddy Fields.jpg
More of Red China w. Paddy Fields.jpg

1950s Looking into Red China from Hill nr. Camp.jpg
Looking into Red China from Hill nr. Camp.jpg

1950s Looking from our Camp to Red China.jpg
Looking from our Camp to Red China.jpg

1950s Ken's Cell (20 x 6 ft).jpg
Ken's Cell (20 x 6 ft).jpg

1950s img (244).jpg
img (244).jpg

1950s img (243).jpg
img (243).jpg

1950s img (239).jpg
img (239).jpg

???? Paddy Field behind the Camp on Dragon Hill.jpg
Paddy Field behind the Camp on Dragon Hill.jpg

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