KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO. 1945-09-13. KUCHING FORCE. THE FIRST GROUPS OF RECENTLY RELEASED ...

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Accession Number 118602
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO. 1945-09-13. KUCHING FORCE. THE FIRST GROUPS OF RECENTLY RELEASED AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR TO BE REPATRIATED TO AUSTRALIA VIA LABUAN. AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS, SUFFERING FROM SCABIES ARE AMONGST THE FIRST PRISONERS OF WAR TO LEAVE THE CAMP. THEY ARE SHOWN CARRYING THEIR GEAR AS THEY LEAVE. IN THE BACKGROUND, JAPANESE GUARDS ARE MARCHING AWAY FROM LINTANG BARRACKS. (PHOTOGRAPHER LT A. W. HORNER).