| Place | Asia: Borneo, Sarawak, Kuching |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 118417 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | Borneo: Sarawak |
| Date made | 13 September 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
8th Division personnel, ex-Prisoners-of-War of the Japanese, outside their hut "Australia House" ...
Description
8th Division personnel, ex-Prisoners-of-War of the Japanese, outside their hut "Australia House" in the Kuching POW and Internment Camp, which they occupied from 1943-06 to 1945-09. Twelve of the thirteen men are identified, but positions for most are unknown: NX15952 Sergeant C B Lander, 2/18 Infantry Battalion; VX45832 Corporal G W Gunning, 2/2 Pioneer Battalion; Private (Pte) H J P Riseley, 2/29 Infantry Battalion; NX33432 Pte R Kent, 2/20 Infantry Battalion; NX24301 Pte E Davis, 2/20 Infantry Battalion; QX16801 Driver R Fraser, 2/3 Motor Transport Company; NX69641 Driver B Stephenson, 2/3 Motor Transport Reserve Company; NX33861 Pte Dick Rixon (back row, second from right, cigarette in mouth), 2/18 Infantry Battalion; VX57346 Lance Corporal N Weekes (seated on verandah, pipe in mouth), Base Ordnance Depot; NX65330Pte J Simpson, 2/18 Infantry Battalion; NX25645 Pte F Bindon, 2/18 Infantry Battalion, and NX37369 Pte S Outram, 2/30 Infantry Battalion.