| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 115861 |
| 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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EN ROUTE TO MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-19. THE FIRST BATCH OF PRISONERS OF WAR RELEASED FROM ...
Description
EN ROUTE TO MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-19. THE FIRST BATCH OF PRISONERS OF WAR RELEASED FROM JAPANESE PRISON CAMPS TRAVELLED BY NSW HOSPITAL TRAIN TO ALBURY WHERE THEY WERE TRANSFERRED TO 6TH AUSTRALIAN AMBULANCE TRAIN FOR THE JOURNEY TO MELBOURNE. SHOWN, CAPTAIN WOODWARD (1) OF THE INDIAN ARMY DISPLAYING A JAPANESE SWORD WHICH HE ACQUIRED. WITH HIM ARE LIEUTENANT (LT) C. H. BRADDEN (2) AND LT GIBSON (3), BOTH MEMBERS OF 8TH DIVISION.