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VJ DAY 75: An online tribute from the Lancashire Infantry Museum

The East Lancashires, the South Lancashires, and the Loyals all fought in the ghastly, grinding war against the Japanese, and the 2nd Loyals and 18th Recce (formerly 5th Loyals) suffered terribly as Prisoners Of War after being captured at Singapore. See our on-line tribute to them and the men of the 14th Army – the ‘Forgotten Army’

24 Sep 2020

Laughter of our own making: Cartoons from the secret artists of Changi Prison Camp 1942–1945

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day), this online exhibition reveals never-before-exhibited cartoons and other works of art created at POW camps in Singapore and Thailand during the Second World War.

This online exhibition at the Cartoon Museum features the work of three of the SAoS artists: AKKI, Bettany and Norways.

08 Sep 2020

Secret Art of Lockdown - Online Exhibition

An online exhibition, inspired by the exhibition, celebrating the power of art which has made us feel better and kept us connected to loved ones during lockdown.

21 Jul 2020

This sketch of a self-retaining ileostomy tube, designed and made by Vaughan at Chungkai POW hospital camp in Thailand in 1943, also featured in the exhibition (courtesy LSTM)

VJ Day 75 years on: stories, sound and pictures by Meg Parkes and Geoff Gill

In this, the 75th anniversary year of VJ Day, authors and alumni Meg Parkes (MPhil Tropical Medicine 2013) and Geoff Gill (MA Tropical Medicine 1999, PhD 2009) look back at the recent "Secret Art of Survival" Exhibition at the Victoria Gallery & Museum and pay tribute to the VJ Day 75.

01 Jul 2020

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