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

'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.' Balabiu, a nine year old native girl, who fed starving Australian prisoners of war (POW) during the Sandakan - Ranau Death Marches, listens to a replay of a recording made by her. Mr Trevor White, a Ranau Missionary and V18803 Major H W S Jackson, Leader and Australian Government Representative, of the combined Australian and British Reward Mission, also listen with interest. Left to right; Mr Trevor White, Balabiu and Major H W S Jackson.