MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1945-10-11. 1ST AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR CONTACT AND INQUIRY UNIT. VX4961 ...

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Accession Number 123377
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1945-10-11. 1ST AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR CONTACT AND INQUIRY UNIT. VX4961 LIEUTENANT D. L. CHRISTINSON (LEFT), WHO HAD BEEN A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY, SPENT ONLY FOUR DAYS IN AUSTRALIA AFTER REPATRIATION BEFORE VOLUNTEERING HIS SERVICES AS A CONTACT OFFICER. ON THE RIGHT IS VX45192 MAJOR N. S. THOMAS AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE 8TH DIVISION. (PHOTOGRAPHER LT N. B. STUCKEY)