BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. LIFE IN THE TROPICS AS IT SHOULD BE IS EXPERIENCED BY 128854 ...

Place Asia: Malaysia, Labuan
Accession Number OG3285
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. LIFE IN THE TROPICS AS IT SHOULD BE IS EXPERIENCED BY 128854 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) LEO O'BRIEN OF PRAHRAN, VIC AND 76794 LAC BERT GODFREY OF CUNNAMULLA, QLD. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF A PARTY WHICH TOURED BRUNEI BAY IN THE FORMER HOBART PLEASURE LAUNCH ARCADIA, WHICH HAS VISITED MOST ALLIED BASES IN THE PACIFIC SINCE BEING TAKEN OVER AS A CARGO-RUNNER BY THE RAAF. DAILY PICNIC PARTIES ARE TAKEN OUT FROM LABUAN ON THE LAUNCH SINCE HOSTILITIES CEASED IN THE PACIFIC.