MOROTAI, BORNEO 1945-10-27. TROOPS SCHEDULED TO GO TO JAPAN AS PART OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ...

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Accession Number 119871
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Dimond, P A
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MOROTAI, BORNEO 1945-10-27. TROOPS SCHEDULED TO GO TO JAPAN AS PART OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) ARRIVED IN MOROTAI FROM BALIKPAPAN. TROOPS LINE THE RAIL OF A LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) PRIOR TO DISEMBARKATION. UNITS INVOLVED INCLUDED HEADQUARTERS 34 BRIGADE, 28TH FIELD COMPANY, 121 TRANSPORT PLATOON, 20TH FIELD AMBULANCE, AND THE 65TH BATTALION.