| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 121750 |
| 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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BERHALA ISLAND, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-23. A LAUNCH CARRYING AN AUSTRALIAN INSPECTING PARTY COMING ...
Description
BERHALA ISLAND, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-23. A LAUNCH CARRYING AN AUSTRALIAN INSPECTING PARTY COMING ASHORE AT A BEACH NEAR THE SITE OF THE LEPER COLONY. THE PARTY INCLUDED VX108088 CAPTAIN L. G. DARLING, PRISONER OF WAR LIAISON OFFICER 9TH DIVISION; SQUADRON LEADER BIRCHALL, RAAF; CAPTAIN HOUGHTON, WAR GRAVES; AND QX21058 CAPTAIN R. K. MCLAREN MC, SERVICES RECONNAISSANCE DEPARTMENT (SRD) AND Z SPECIAL FORCE. CAPTURED AT SINGAPORE IN 1942, AS A PRIVATE OF THE 2/10TH FIELD WORKSHOPS, MCLAREN ESCAPED FROM THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP ON BERHALA ISLAND ON 1943-04-26 WITH A SMALL PARTY OF BRITISH AND AUSTRALIANS. HE LATER WENT TO TAWITAWI WHERE HE AND HIS FELLOW ESCAPEES JOINED THE GUERRILLA MOVEMENT BEFORE BEING EVACUATED TO AUSTRALIA. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT F. A. C. BURKE)