| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 011779/29 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Bottomley, Clifford |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Java, Batavia |
| Date made | c February 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SOME AUSTRALIAN TROOPS DISEMBARK DOWN THE GANGPLANK OF THE TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP HMT ORCADES WHICH ...
Description
SOME AUSTRALIAN TROOPS DISEMBARK DOWN THE GANGPLANK OF THE TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP HMT ORCADES WHICH WAS BRINGING THEM FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. OTHERS ARE LINING UP ON THE WHARF. MANY OF THE TROOPS DISEMBARKED AT BATAVIA WHERE THEY BECAME BLACKFORCE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR BY THE JAPANESE.