| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 119252 |
| 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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KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO 1945-09-19. KUCHING FORCE. HMAS TIGERSNAKE, PROCEEDING TO LABUAN DOWN ...
Description
KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO 1945-09-19. KUCHING FORCE. HMAS TIGERSNAKE, PROCEEDING TO LABUAN DOWN THE SARAWAK RIVER ON 1945-09-18, MET TWO JAPANESE BARGES ON THEIR WAY FROM SIBU TO KUCHING TO SURRENDER. THE BARGES CONTAINED 127 MEN INCLUDING 66 OFFICERS AND 6 MALAYS. THEY WERE DISARMED AND ESCORTED TO KUCHING BY THE TIGERSNAKE AND NEXT DAY WERE SENT UPRIVER TO BATU KAWA. THERE THEY WERE UNLOADED AND UNLOADED TO MAKE THEIR OWN WAY OVERLAND TO BAU, THE JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR CONCENTRATION AREA. JAPANESE PRISONERS LEAVING THE BARGE AT BATU KAWA. THEY HAD BEEN GUARDED BY MEN OF THE 2/12TH CAVALRY COMMANDO SQUADRON. (PHOTOGRAPH BY SERGEANT F. A. C. BURKE)