| Place | Asia: Borneo |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2017.7.179 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/6502 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 6 |
| Object type | Map |
| Physical description | 12 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Harrisson, Tom Harnett |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Maps of the Layout of Bareo [Bario]
Harrisson, Tom Harnett (Major, DSO, Reconnaissance Corps, British Army and Z Special Unit)
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Description
Records relating to the service of Major Tom H. Harrisson, DSO Reconnaissance Corps, British Army. Harrisson was seconded to Z Special Unit, Services Reconnaissance Department and served in Borneo as party leader on Operation Semut 1 during the Second World War. This file includes maps of the layout of Bareo [Bario]. The village, located in the centre of the Kelabit Highlands in Sarawak, Malaysia was used as Semut 1 Headquarters during the Second World War.
This file includes:
Map: Layout of Bareo, 20 September 1945;
Map: Residency Hill (Bareo), 20 September 1945;
Map: W/T Compound (Bareo), 20 September 1945;
Map: (A1's) Residency (Bareo), 20 September 1945;
Map: W/T Sulap of Europeans' Mess (Bareo), 20 September 1945;
Map: Europeans' Quarters (Bareo), 20 September 1945.