Tamarkan, Thailand. c. 1945. [Tha Makham] Train crossing the wooden bridge which spanned the Mae Klong River (renamed Kwai Yai River in 1960). Began in October 1942, using prisoner of war (POW) labour, it was completed and operational by early February 1943. Both the wooden and the adjacent steel bridge were subjected to numerous air raids between January and June 1945. POW labour was used to repair the wooden bridge on each occasion. Tamarkan is fifty five kilometers north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk), or five kilometers north of Kanchanaburi. (Donor A. Mackinnon)
Source: Australian War Memorial
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