The prison was then used until August 1945 to house Allied prisoners of war, some of whom were returning from the Burma-Thailand railway. In January 1945 around 10 000 prisoners were crammed into the cells, corridors and common areas of the gaol or huts erected in the prison grounds. The memory of Changi. Changi prison was constructed by the British administration of the Straits Settlements as a civilian prison, in 1936. During World War 2, after the Fall of Singapore in February 1942, the Japanese military detained about 3,000 civilian prisoners in Changi which was designed to house 600. The British Army`s Selarang Barracks, near the prison.
Prisoner of the Japanese in Changi prison in Singapore Date September 1945 Location Singapore
THE RELEASE OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR FROM CHANGI PRISON, 1945 Imperial War Museums
Life at Changi POW Camp Fall of Singapore
Five Australian former prisoners of war after their release from Japanese captivity in Changi
THE RELEASE OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR FROM CHANGI PRISON, 1945 Imperial War Museums
Songs of survival Inside the music created by Australian prisoners of war in World War II
Merewether man Robert Jones spotted in Changi POW camp photo Newcastle Herald Newcastle, NSW
THE FALL OF MALAYA 19411942 Malayan Emergency, Pow Camp, Bataan, After The Fall, East Indies
THE RELEASE OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR FROM CHANGI PRISON, 1945 Changi, Prisoners of war
Japanese Officer, Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, August 1945 Imperial War Museums
SINGAPORE. PRISONERS OF WAR RELEASED FROM CHANGI PRISON CAMP
Singapore, World War II British prisoners of the japaneses in the overcrowded Changi Prison
THE RELEASE OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR FROM CHANGI PRISON, 1945 Imperial War Museums
Prisoners of War WWII & Australia LibGuides at Norwood Secondary College
THE RELEASE OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR FROM CHANGI PRISON, 1945 Imperial War Museums
Merewether man Robert Jones spotted in Changi POW camp photo Newcastle Herald Newcastle, NSW
SINGAPORE. PRISONERS OF WAR RELEASED FROM CHANGI PRISON CAMP
SINGAPORE. PRISONERS OF WAR RELEASED FROM CHANGI PRISON CAMP
Liberated 8th Division men at the Changi prisoner of war (POW) camp in Singapore carrying rice
![[Photo] Allied prisoner of war signing a pledge not to make escape attempts, Selarang Barracks](https://ww2db.com/images/facility_changi6.jpg "[Photo] Allied prisoner of war signing a pledge not to make escape attempts, Selarang Barracks")
[Photo] Allied prisoner of war signing a pledge not to make escape attempts, Selarang Barracks
Seventy years ago this week, on September 6, 1945, the prisoners of war at Changi were finally liberated by Allied soldiers returning to Singapore, bringing 3½ years of captivity to an end.. Changi Prison Complex, often known simply as Changi Prison, is a prison complex in the namesake district of Changi in the eastern part of Singapore. It is the oldest and largest prison in the country, covering an area of about 50 ha (120 acres).. After the war, Changi Prison was used by the British to house prisoners of various categories.
