Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Sumatra |
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Accession Number | P01015.007 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Sumatra |
Date made | September 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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QFX22911 Sister Eileen Short, of 2/10 Australian General Hospital recuperating after her release ...
Description
QFX22911 Sister Eileen Short, of 2/10 Australian General Hospital recuperating after her release in a hospital bed after her release from Belalau, a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) camp outside Loebok Linggau, Sumatra. She had been aboard the Vyner Brooke when it was sunk by the Japanese on 14 February 1942 two days out of Singapore.