NADZAB ISLAND, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-07. UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. JAPANESE KANA ...

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Accession Number P00954.010
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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NADZAB ISLAND, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-07. UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. JAPANESE KANA WIRELESS INTERCEPT OPERATOR, LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN A. JACK BROWN, OUTSIDE THE FRONT OF HIS TENT. TENTS WERE ASSEMBLED FROM ASSORTED PIECES OF CANVAS AND POLES, SOMETIMES PROVIDED. THE POLES WERE GENERALLY CUT FROM ANY TIMBER THAT COULD BE FOUND. A WATER BOTTLE AND DIXIE (EATING DISH) ARE HANGING INSIDE THE TENT. (DONOR A.J. BROWN)