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Accession Number | 110623 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
SERIA, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 3 PLATOON, 2/3 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS ...
Description
SERIA, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 3 PLATOON, 2/3 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AND THEIR NATIVE LABOURERS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN R H BEUKEMA, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ARMY, ARE WORKING TO EXTINGUISH OILWELL FIRES ON THE SERIA FIELD . TO DATE THEY HAVE EXTINGUISHED 17 OUT OF THE 35 FIRES BURNING. SHOWN ABOVE, STAFF-SERGEANT M C BUTLER, CLAD IN A FIREPROOF ASBESTOS SUIT, APPROACHING SEARING FLAME OF A BURNING OIL PIPE TO CLOSE THE VALVE WITH A SPANNER.