LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. C. 1945-08. EVERYTHING STOPS FOR LETTERS FROM HOME, EVEN AT NO. 1 ...

Place Asia: Malaysia, Labuan
Accession Number OG3209
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. C. 1945-08. EVERYTHING STOPS FOR LETTERS FROM HOME, EVEN AT NO. 1 (MOSQUITO) SQUADRON RAAF, WHICH IS NOW PUNISHING THE JAPANESE FROM ITS LABUAN BASE. EAGERLY SCANNING MAIL OUTSIDE THE ORDERLY ROOM ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: 443748 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) F. J. PAGE, MANLY, NSW; 443949 LAC C. R. WAGSTAFF, PEAK HILL, NSW; 130783 LAC R. WADE, YASS, NSW; 263409 SQUADRON LEADER W. A. LEVENTHAL, VAUCLUSE, NSW, UNIT MEDICAL OFFICER; 32942 FLIGHT SERGEANT F. ROBERTSON, TAMWORTH, NSW; 119572 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT G. P. STOREY, PYMBLE, NSW, ADJUTANT; 9108 SERGEANT J. SPAIN, DULWICH HILL, NSW.