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File:Suspected MNLA guerrilla decapitated by British or Commonwealth during Malayan Emergency.png

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English: Two images taken in Malaya (now Malaysia) depicting the decapitated head of a man suspected to have been a member of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA). It was a common practice by British forces and their allies to decapitate suspected pro-indepence fighters and communists during the Malayan Emergency. These images were found in the diary of a British sgt which is kept in the UK National Army Museum. These images taken by British troops and their allies were often duplicated and traded between soldiers.
Date 1940s or 1950s
Source

Album of photographs belonging to Sgt William Johnson of the Coldstream Guards regiment, 1946 onwards, National Army Museum, 2003-03-627, photographs 38-39.

Cited in "Headhunters in the Malayan Emergency: The Atrocity and Cover-Up" by Dan Poole, figure 20, page 140.
Author British soldier serving in the Malayan Emergency.

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  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

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Man decapitated during the Malayan Emergency

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