Colours Behind Barbed Wires

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To learn more about a Prisoner-of-War's experiences through his sketches, click on the picture!



The capture of Singapore by the Japanese on February 15, 1942 marks the beginning of a life of terror and suffering for the many British soldiers and allies who fought tooth and nail to preserve Singapore. Until the British liberated Singapore in September 1945, these soldiers and allies lived as Prisoners of War (POWs) under the Japanese Occupation. A British civilian POW, W R M Haxworth, willed that the plight of the POWs must never be forgotten and began chronicling the lives of POWs in the form of sketches. It depicts the living conditions of the POWs interned at Changi Gaol, now known as Changi Prison.