'Sandakan-Ranau Death Marches Reward Mission. At the latter end of 1946, a military mission in ...

Place Asia: Malaysia, Labuan
Accession Number 042562
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Malaysia: Labuan
Date made c 1947
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

'Sandakan-Ranau Death Marches Reward Mission. At the latter end of 1946, a military mission in charge of Major H W S Jackson, representing the Australian Government, and Major R K Dyce, representing the British Government, was sent to British North Borneo to repay and reward the natives who aided and succoured the Australian prisoners of war during the infamous Sandakan-Ranau death marches. In addition to other military personnel, Mr C Simpson went as writer for the ABC and BBC, and Mr W MacFarlane as recording technician. The Mission retraced stretches of the actual Death March track, and in all travelled 185 miles on foot.' Barigah, a native of the Ranau District, being interviewed by V18803 Major H.W.S. Jackson (facing on the left) and Major R.K. Dyce of the combined Australian-British Reward Mission. Major Jackson was the Leader and Australian Representative and Major Dyce the British Government Representative. Barigah found the Allied prisoners of war, Short, Botterill, Moxham and Anderson after they had escaped from the Ranau Camp.