The Last Days of Charles Weston
1st September 1943: As a wave of the terrible disease 'beri-beri' hits Allied POWs in the Far East, one man is left with only hope ...
[A sketch of a man lying on a bamboo bunk, covered with a blanket, a water canteen and cup by his bed, an empty mess tin by his side and his boots underneath the bottom of the bed. Annotated in pencil, lower left "Drawn by early mo…
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