| Accession Number | P04856.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Halmahera Island, Morotai Island |
| Date made | c September 1945 - October 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
An unidentified crewmember of HMAS Platypus holds a young Dutch child with one of the wooden toys ...
Description
An unidentified crewmember of HMAS Platypus holds a young Dutch child with one of the wooden toys (a pull along dog) made in the ship’s carpenters' workshop on the deck in front of them. The child was one of the recently released Dutch nationals who had been prisoners of war (POWs) of the Japanese at Ambon.
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