| Place | Asia: Timor, Betano |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 121486 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Davis, Keith Benjamin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
BETANO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-15. SERGEANT K. DAVIS, PHOTOGRAPHER WITH THE MILITARY HISTORY ...
Description
BETANO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-15. SERGEANT K. DAVIS, PHOTOGRAPHER WITH THE MILITARY HISTORY SECTION FIELD TEAM AND LIEUTENANT C. BUSH, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST WITH THE SAME UNIT, TRAVERSED SOME OF THE AREAS IN WHICH THE 2/2ND AND 2/4TH INDEPENDENT COMPANIES CARRIED OUT GUERILLA WARFARE AGAINST THE JAPANESE FORCES. THEY ARE STANDING BESIDE THE RUSTING REMAINS OF HMAS VOYAGER. THE DESTROYER CAME TO TIMOR BRINGING THE MAIN BODY OF THE 2/4TH INDEPENDENT COMPANY TO REINFORCE THE 2/2ND INDEPENDENT COMPANY. DURING THE DISEMBARKATION SHE DRIFTED ONTO A SAND BANK AND BECAME EMBEDDED. UNABLE TO MOVE SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DISABLED BY EXPLODING A DEPTH CHARGE IN HER. PRIOR TO THIS SHE WAS BOMBED BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT WHICH SCORED ONE HIT FOR THE LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR PLANES.