TARAKAN ISLAND. 1 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 11 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION, MADE A 24 ...

Place Asia: Borneo, Tarakan
Accession Number 110438
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

TARAKAN ISLAND. 1 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 11 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION, MADE A 24 HOUR PATROL AROUND THE NORTH COAST OF THE ISLAND IN A LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED. SHOWN, A JAPANESE PRISONER, CAPTURED BY PRIVATE D CUTHBERT OF 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION AND CORPORAL L TUCKERMAN OF 12 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, BEING ASSISTED ABOARD THE LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED.