JAPS HANGED
TORTURED R.A.F. PRISONERS (Roc. 12.30 p.m.) RANGOON, June 27. Two Japanese lieutenants and one n.c.o. were hanged at Rangoon Gaol at dawn to-day for the murder of Royal Air Force prisoners in the Irrawaddy delta area. The Japanese stripped, tortured and beheaded their victims. A number of other Japanese accused were sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 219, 28 June 1947, Page 5
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