| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 111402 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LUTONG, BORNEO, 5 JULY 1945. FIFTEEN INDIAN PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE ESCAPED INTO THE ...
Description
LUTONG, BORNEO, 5 JULY 1945. FIFTEEN INDIAN PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE ESCAPED INTO THE JUNGLE OF 10 JUNE 1945 AND REACHED AUSTRALIAN FORWARD POSITIONS AT MIRI ON 28 JUNE 1945. FOURTEEN OF THE MEN ARE MEMBERS OF 17 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL BOMBAY SAPPERS AND MINERS, INDIAN ARMY ENGINEERS AND ONE MEMBER OF 10/6 PUNJAB REGIMENT. THE MEN WERE CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE IN SINGAPORE AND BROUGHT TO LUTONG. SHOWN ABOVE, SERGEANT A LYNN, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2/12 FIELD AMBULANCE, UNIT RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVE, ISSUING CIGARETTES TO THE MOHAMMEDAN ESCAPEES.