TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-08. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND ...

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Accession Number 089777
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-08. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, WITH BRIGADIER D.A. WHITEHEAD, COMMAND 26 INFANTRY BRIGADE, (3), EXAMINING A JAPANESE 25 MM DUAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUN MOUNTED ON RAILS AT ESSEX RIDGE. CAPTAIN G.B. TRAVIS, OFFICER COMMANDING D COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, (1), IS IN THE BACKGROUND.