Place | Asia: Timor |
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Accession Number | 121488 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SAME, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-16. ONE OF THE POSTO BUILDINGS SHOWING THE RESULT OF RAAF AND ...
Description
SAME, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-16. ONE OF THE POSTO BUILDINGS SHOWING THE RESULT OF RAAF AND JAPANESE BOMBING. THIS POSTO WAS OCCUPIED AT VARIOUS TIMES IN 1942 BY THE 2/2ND INDEPENDENT COMPANY AND BY THE JAPANESE. IT WAS FROM THIS POSITION THAT THE JAPANESE MENACED THE EVACUATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLAS IN 1942-12. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. DAVIS)