P04701.011 Accession Number: P04701.011

Description

Portrait of a patrol group who had been searching for Indonesian infiltrators at Stass village, near the border between Indonesia and Malaysia. From left, Bilon (a local Iban tracker); the platoon commander, 43248 Second Lieutenant (2nd Lieut) Douglas Roy Byers of 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR); and Engill (a local Dyak tracker). 2nd Lieut Byers was accidentally wounded at Terandak in September 1965. He was awarded the Military Cross on 14 December 1965.

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Accession Number
P04701.011
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1965
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G Fox
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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