TARAKAN ISLAND. 1 JULY 1945. SERGEANT C L ALCOCK, 2/9 ARMOURED REGIMENT (1) AND PRIVATE D ...

Place Asia: Borneo, Tarakan
Accession Number 110439
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. SERGEANT C L ALCOCK, 2/9 ARMOURED REGIMENT (1) AND PRIVATE D CUTHBERT, 11 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION (2) TAKING FRESH BREAD AND TINNED FOOD ASHORE TO MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM 10 PLATOON, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION. THE MEN ARE PART OF A 24 HOUR PATROL AROUND THE NORTH COAST OF THE ISLAND IN A LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED.