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• Sick and Dying: Man [Barratt] Sick with Tropical Ulcers and Fever, Three Days before Death, Thailand, 26 July 1943

  (art) Made by: Searle, Ronald William Fordham (artist) 1943-07-26

  image: A study of the head and shoulders of a sick and emaciated man lying in a bed. He is covered with a blanket, and his head is resting on a backpack.

• In the Jungle - Self Portrait, Konyu, Thailand Jungle, July 1943

  (art) Made by: Searle, Ronald William Fordham (artist) 1943

  image: A self portrait showing the artist in ragged uniform. He wears glasses, has a bandage round one arm and appears very thin.

• Slouch Hat (Ronald Searle)

  (uniforms and insignia)

  This headdress was worn by celebrated artist Ronald Searle whilst a prisoner of the Japanese during the Second World War. Ronald Searle, of Cambridge, joined the Territorials (Royal Engineers) before the outbreak of hostilities. Searle was captured by...

• Dead Indian Soldier Near Paya Lebar, Singapore, 1942

  (art) Made by: Searle, Ronald William Fordham 1942

  image recto: A dead soldier wearing a backpack and still holding his rifle in his outstretched hand. He lies face down with his knees tucked under him. image verso: Sketch lines in blue ink.

• Chinese Refugee Sitting, Malaya, January 1942

  (art) Made by: Searle, Ronald William Fordham 1942-01-01

  image recto: A sketch of a female Chinese refugee sitting on the ground. She is wearing a square brimmed hat, tunic and trousers and wooden sandals. image verso: Part of an ink sketch of a man sitting on the ground talking to another who is lying on the...

• Chinese Refugee Squatting, Malaya, January 1942

  (art) Made by: Searle, Ronald William Fordham 1942-01-01

  image recto: A sketch of a Chinese refugee sitting on his haunches. He is wearing a conical hat, tunic, trousers and wooden sandals. image verso: A rough ink sketch of a soldier aiming a gun and standing behind barbed wire.

• Chinese Sheltering from Jap Bombs, Malaya, January 1942

  (art) Made by: Searle, Ronald William Fordham 1942-01-01

  image recto: A sketch of a Chinese refugee sitting on the ground next to a basket, looking up at the sky. He wears a conical hat and wooden sandals. image verso: An ink sketch of a Chinese refugee walking along with a pole on his shoulder, with two heavy...

• Chinese Refugees, Malaya, January 1942

  (art) Made by: Searle, Ronald William Fordham 1942-01-01

  image recto: A group of three Chinese refugees - a man, a woman and a child. The man is sitting on the ground, his arms around the child who stands between the his legs. Tthe woman, who wears a headscarf, is squatting on the ground next to a large water...

• Naval Base Camp, Singapore, Shortly After Arrival, 14 January 1942

  (art) Made by: Searle, Ronald William Fordham 1942-01-01

  image recto: A sketch of a soldier lying on a bed, his head propped on a pile of blankets, and his legs crossed. He is smoking a pipe. A pair of boots lie under the bed, and a mosquito net hangs above him. A palm tree can be seen through a window set...

• On Patrol in a Rubber Plantation, Malaya, 1942

  (art) Made by: Searle, Ronald William Fordham 1942

  image: A side view of a British soldier in full tropical kit and tin hat. He carries a rifle in his right hand, where a tattoo can be seen on his forearm. He looks into the background towards two other soldiers. There is a tree in the foreground, and...