LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-10-10. LABUAN DETAILS DEPOT. NX18602 LIEUTENANT K. A. G. ...

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Accession Number 119914
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Rainsford, Keith Carr
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-10-10. LABUAN DETAILS DEPOT. NX18602 LIEUTENANT K. A. G. BALL, ADJUTANT (LEFT) AND NX17994 LIEUTENANT P. W. NICHOLAS, QUARTERMASTER OF THE DEPOT, (BOTH FROM 2/3RD ANTI AIRCRAFT REGIMENT), WITH THE CAMP ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK IN THE BACKGROUND. THIS BUILDING WAS THE ONE SHOT UP BY PRIVATE R. WALTERS OF WA WITH A BREN GUN ENABLING THE 2/28TH BATTALION TO TAKE THE RIDGE. PRIVATE WALTERS WAS SHOT IN THE LEG DURING HIS ATTACK.