| Accession Number | AWM2016.38.143 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | 3DRL/6502 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Map |
| Physical description | 2 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Australian Survey Corp. |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
The state of North Borneo
Harrisson, Tom Harnett (Major, DSO, Reconnaissance Corps, British Army and Z Special Unit)
- Wallet 1 - Maps complied by Major Tom Harrisson during his service on operation Semut I
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Description
Map of the state of North Borneo relating to the service of Major Tom Harnett Harrisson, DSO Reconnaissance Corps, British Army. Harrisson was seconded to Z Special Unit, Services Reconnaissance Department and served in Borneo as party leader on Operation Semut 1 during the Second World War. The map is drawn and reproduced from a printed copy of North Borneo G.S.G.S., No. 4311 (dated 1941), by L.H.Q. Cartographic Coy., Aust. Survey Corps, Oct. 44.
Topographical map with relief shown by hachures. Scale 1:506 880. Shows state and residency boundaries, villages, government stations, roads, tracks, railways, surveyed and unsurveyed rivers and streams, wireless stations, lighthouses, etc. Includes location map with distances to Asian mainland, legend, and glossary of Malay terms. "L.H.Q./281/1570".