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Ashley George Old
1913-01-01 – 2001-01-01
Life & Legacy
Ashley George Old (1913–2001) was an artist best known for documenting the lives of prisoners of war forced to construct the Thailand-Burma Railway.
During World War II he was stationed in Singapore, and when it fell to the Japanese in February 1942, he was taken prisoner and sent to work on the aforementioned Death Railway.
Occupation & Career
artist
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q4805441 — wikidata View source
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