BRUNEI, BORNEO. 1945-06-29. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE J MORSHEAD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING ...

Place Asia: Borneo, Brunei Bay Area
Accession Number 110347
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BRUNEI, BORNEO. 1945-06-29. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE J MORSHEAD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 1CORPS, ACCOMPANIED BY MAJOR-GENERAL G F WOOTTEN, GOC 9 DIVISION, VISITED BRUNEI ON A TOUR OF INSPECTION, AND LATER RECEIVED HIS HIGHNESS THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI AT HEADQUARTERS 20 INFANTRY BRIGADE. SHOWN, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL MORSHEAD (3) TALKING TO THE SULTAN (2) ON THE VERANDAH OF THE FORMER BRITISH RESIDENCY, NOW 20 INFANTRY BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- MAJOR-GENERAL G F WOOTTEN (1); WING COMMANDER KAY RAF, BRITISH BORNEO CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT (4); BRIGADIER WILLIAM JOHN VICTOR WINDEYER, COMMANDER 20 INFANTRY BRIGADE (5).