BAKONG AREA, BORNEO, 19 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 17 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/17 INFANTRY BATTALION WENT ...

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Accession Number 112166
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BAKONG AREA, BORNEO, 19 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 17 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/17 INFANTRY BATTALION WENT UP THE BAKONG RIVER TO CLEAR OUT JAPANESE POCKETS OF RESISTANCE. SHOWN, LIEUTENANT B FORSTER, SECOND ON CHARGE D COMPANY, TALKING WITH A GROUP OF DYAKS AT THE PLATOON HEADQUARTERS.