Muster gong

This gong was used in Changi, probably to sound roll call, or 'tenko' in Japanese. This was a twice-daily occurrence in which the prisoners and internees would have to assemble in the yard in the morning and in the evening to be counted. They would have to stand there until dismissed.

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