Colebatch, John Houghton (Major, b.1909 - d.2005)

Place Asia: Borneo, Balikpapan Area
Accession Number PR04870
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Object type Map
Maker Colebatch, John Houghton
Place made Borneo: Balikpapan
Date made 1945
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX57663 Major John Houghton Colebatch, 2/2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Balikpapan, Borneo, July 1945.

Collection consists of hand-drawn map of 2/2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Balikpapan, July 1945. Map includes details such as unit lines, messes, Red Cross buildings, the kitchen, and wards.

Major Colebatch served as a doctor and officer for the 2/2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Balikpapan in mid-1945.