| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, Brisbane |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 134349 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-11. AFTER THEIR RETURN FROM Z FORCE'S OPERATION JAYWICK, SOME OF THE CREW OF ...
Description
BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-11. AFTER THEIR RETURN FROM Z FORCE'S OPERATION JAYWICK, SOME OF THE CREW OF THE FORMER JAPANESE FISHING CRAFT RE-NAMED KRAIT, ENJOY A BEER. LEFT TO RIGHT: ABLE SEAMAN W. G. FALLS; LIEUTENANT D. M. N. DAVIDSON; ABLE SEAMAN A. W. G. HUSTON; MAJOR IVAN LYON; ABLE SEAMAN A. W. JONES; LIEUTENANT R. C. PAGE. THESE WERE THE MEN WHO HAD THE HIGHLY DANGEROUS TASK OF PADDLING THE FOLBOATS AMONG THE SHIPPING IN SINGAPORE HARBOUR AND ATTACHING THE LIMPET MINES TO SELECTED JAPANESE VESSELS. THE FOLBOATS CARRIED TWO MEN EACH AND THEY WERE PAIRED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY APPEAR IN THIS IMAGE. (DONOR: R. P. GREENISH)