The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Scenes taken at POW camp, Kuching, where some one thousand three hundred people, British, Australian troops and civilians and some Roman Catholic priests had gathered. Parade for visit of 351001 (VX7) Major General George Frederick Wootten, General Officer Commanding 9 Australian Division at POW camp. Japanese soldiers still guard POW camp and city of Kuching. Two POW officers, Lieutenant Colonel Morgan, 2/12 Australian Field Regiment (left), and VX48547 Major Leonard John Malcolm Blanksby, 4 Anti tank Regiment (right). 437351 (SX3295) Brigadier Thomas Charles Eastick DSO ED, reading from a paper. Warrant Officer 1 Beckett from London, who built the two valve radio set in Kuching Camp. Ex Chief Secretary of Sarawak Civil Service, Mr J B Archer, raising the flag.
Civilian internees and prisoners of war were flown from Kuching to Labuan at the start of their journey home after being liberated from POW camp, Kuching. Several Australian and British POW received t
March past of Kuching Force and twenty one gun salute for the Rajah of Sarawak's birthday. Activities at 9 Division released POW and Internee camp, Labuan Island. Medical examinations at 2/1 Australia
Views of the Astana (native for Rajah's Palace) situated on the north bank of the Sarawak River. The Palace was used by General Yanamura as Japanese headquarters, Sarawak, and is now Kuching Relief Fo
On 7 September 1945, a Catalina aircraft, loaded with medical supplies and carrying three officers left Labuan Airstrip for Kuching POW Camp. The officers were VX40155 Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Walker
General view of troops sightseeing and being entertained by Chinese families in Kuching. Examination and inspection of surrendered Japanese on wharf at Kuching. Discovery of Japanese arms dump in St J
KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO. 1945-09-12. KUCHING FORCE. A GROUP OF PRIESTS AND NUNS, WHO WERE INTERNEES IN THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, WAITING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING THE 9TH AUST
