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Accession Number | MSS1067 |
Collection type | Manuscript |
Measurement | 1 folder |
Object type | Papers |
Date made | 1985 |
Access | Open |
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 749/041/023 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Gull Force (2/21st Battalion) Association
Description
Report of the Gull Force (2/21st Battalion) Association delegation to the Peoples' Republic of China (including Hainan) and to Japan March 1985. Includes photographs, maps and newspaper reports. Includes background on Gull Force and the formation of the association, a summary of casualties and the purpose and results of the visits. The pilgrimage endeavoured to locate remains of ten Gull Force members missing since April 1944, to locate the site of the former prisoner of war (POW) camp and cemetery at Basuo and village which sheltered six escapees in 1945.