| Place | Asia: Borneo, North Borneo, Sandakan, Berhala Island |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 042527 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Borneo: North Borneo, Sandakan, Berhala Island |
| Date made | 28 December 1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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'Sandakan-Ranau Death Marches Reward Mission. At the latter end of 1946, a military mission in ...
Description
'Sandakan-Ranau Death Marches Reward Mission. At the latter end of 1946, a military mission in charge of Major H W S Jackson, representing the Australian Government, and Major R K Dyce, representing the British Government, was sent to British North Borneo to repay and reward the natives who aided and succoured the Australian prisoners of war during the infamous Sandakan-Ranau death marches. In addition to other military personnel, Mr C Simpson went as writer for the ABC and BBC, and Mr W MacFarlane as recording technician. The Mission retraced stretches of the actual Death March track, and in all travelled 185 miles on foot.' Berhala Island, near Sandakan, is the place from which Major Steele and other prisoners of war escaped to carry out many remarkable guerilla operations against the Japanese forces.