Place | Asia: Singapore, Singapore Harbour |
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Accession Number | 045416 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass copy negative |
Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
Date made | 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal portrait of NX19158 Lieutenant Robert Charles Page, Medical Officer and member of the ...
Description
Informal portrait of NX19158 Lieutenant Robert Charles Page, Medical Officer and member of the operative party of Operation Jaywick. This operation was conducted from 1 September 1943 to 19 October 1943 and involved a clandestine attack by a group of six allied operatives against Japanese shipping at Singapore. Page was executed by the Japanese on 7 July 1945 while a member of “Z” Special Unit.