BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-08-07. CAPTAIN R.I. EAKIN, 2/2ND CASUALTY CLEARING STATION TAKING A ...

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Accession Number 113114
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-08-07. CAPTAIN R.I. EAKIN, 2/2ND CASUALTY CLEARING STATION TAKING A BLOOD SAMPLE TO TEST FOR MALARIA FROM A MEMBER OF 2ND BATTALION, 15TH PUNJAB REGIMENT, ONE OF SIXTY EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE UNIT RELEASED FROM THE JAPANESE. THIS UNIT FOUGHT AT KUCHING GARRISON UNTIL CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE WHO SENT THEM TO BALIKPAPAN FOR MANUAL LABOUR IN 1943-06.