| Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Java |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 117882 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Date made | 13 October 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
At sea, 1945-10-13. Medical officers of the Java Force, released prisoners of war (POWs) of the ...
Description
At sea, 1945-10-13. Medical officers of the Java Force, released prisoners of war (POWs) of the Japanese, aboard the British troopship MV Highland Brigade during their journey home to Australia.
Left to right: WX11120 Lieutenant Frederick George Smedley, 1 Java Ambulance Car Unit, Australian Medical Forces (AMF); VX14845 Lieutenant Colonel Norman Menzies Eadie, Assistant Director of Medical Services, Java Force, AMF; Lieutenant Colonel A C King, 1 Mobile Field Ambulance; NX350 Major Ewan Lawrie Corlette, 1 Allied General Hospital; Major J E R Clarke, 1 Allied General Hospital; Captain Theodore Godlee, 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion.