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Creativity and Ingenuity of British Far East Prisoners of War, 1942 - 45
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Drawing by a FEPOW: The Ulcer Ward

Ulcer ward, Chungkai Hospital camp, Thailand 1943, by William Wilder. Malnutrition coupled with the tropical climate, hard physical labour and lack of adequate medications made the prisoners very susceptible to illness and disease, such as tropical ulcers.

Image: Ulcer ward, Chungkai Hospital camp, Thailand 1943, by William Wilder © A. Wilder