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Creativity and Ingenuity of British Far East Prisoners of War, 1942 - 45
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David Arkush, FEPOW

This portrait of Captain Arkush was drawn by A. G. Old in Thailand in 1943. David Arkush was a qualified dentist and treated camp prisoners. He was allowed to visit the local shop for supplies, and used this relative freedom to buy and then smuggle earphones into camp, to use with a secret radio.

Image: Portrait of Capt Arkush by A. G. Old, Thailand 1943 ©  Bartholomew family, courtesy the Arkush family