| Accession Number | 013785 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Parer, Damien Peter |
| Place made | Timor, Timor |
| Date made | 9 December 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of Major (Maj) Geoffrey Gosford 'Bull' Laidlaw
Description
Informal portrait of Major (Maj) Geoffrey Gosford 'Bull' Laidlaw, of Newcastle. As part of Sparrow Force, Australia's presence on Timor, Maj Laidlaw led thirty Australians in a raid into Dili, which was occupied at the time by some three thousand Japanese.