Place | Asia: Borneo, Sarawak, Kuching |
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Accession Number | 116949 |
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 |
KUCHING, SARAWAK. 1945-09-10. WARRANT OFFICER L. T. A. BECKETT, RADIO INSTRUMENT AND MAINTENANCE ...
Description
KUCHING, SARAWAK. 1945-09-10. WARRANT OFFICER L. T. A. BECKETT, RADIO INSTRUMENT AND MAINTENANCE UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE FAR EAST, SHOWING THE WIRELESS SET WHICH HE MADE WHILE A PRISONER OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE TO BRIGADIER T. C. EASTICK, COMMANDING KUCHING FORCE AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL A. W. WALSH, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/10TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT. THIS SET WAS SUFFICIENTLY POWERFUL TO RECEIVE THE NEWS BROADCASTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION AND THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION.