Accession Number | P02919.004 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
Maker |
Fullford, Richard Kennedy |
Date made | 31 August 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Brunei Bay, Borneo. 31 August 1945. Major John Kearns (right) and Captain Arthur G. Beckhouse ...
Description
Brunei Bay, Borneo. 31 August 1945. Major John Kearns (right) and Captain Arthur G. Beckhouse survey the damage on board SS Joseph E. Carrigan after the ship hit a mine. The lifeboat, swung out on its davits, was lifted inboard by the blast, crushing an officer, killing him instantly. Several other men were also wounded in the explosion caused by the mine. (Donor R. Fullford)