| Place | Asia: Borneo, Sarawak, Kuching |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 116937 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | Borneo: Sarawak, Kuching |
| Date made | 11 September 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
AFTER THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT KUCHING, BRIGADIER T. C. EASTICK, COMMANDING KUCHING FORCE, 9TH ...
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AFTER THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT KUCHING, BRIGADIER T. C. EASTICK, COMMANDING KUCHING FORCE, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, ACCOMPANIED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL A. W. WALSH, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/10TH FIELD REGIMENT, 8TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION (A PRISONER OF WAR) AND COLONEL T. SUGA, COMMANDANT OF ALL PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS IN BORNEO, VISITED THE PRISONER OF WAR AND INTERNEE CAMP OF KUCHING, WHERE A PARADE WAS HELD AT WHICH THE PRISONERS OF WAR WERE INFORMED OF THEIR LIBERATION. SHOWN, MEMBERS OF 2/18TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 2/20TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 2/3RD MOTOR TRANSPORT COMPANY AND 2/2ND PROVOST COMPANY, AFTER THE PARADE. LEFT TO RIGHT: NX33861 PRIVATE (PTE) R. RIXON, 2/20TH BATTALION (POSSIBLY NX33861 PTE DICK RIXON 2/18 BATTALION); VX45832 CORPORAL G. GUNNING, 2/2ND PIONEERS; VX15952 SERGEANT C. B. LANDER 2/18TH BATTALION; QX16801 PTE R. J. FRAZER, 2/3RD MOTOR TRANSPORT; NX69641 PTE B. W. STEPHENSON, 2/3RD MOTOR TRANSPORT, AND NX33432 PTE R. E. KENT, 2/20TH BATTALION.