110988
Photograph 110988 Second World War, 1939-1945BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 9 JULY 1945. ONE OF THE FIVE HEAVY JAPANESE COASTAL DEFENCE GUNS ON THE METAL FEATURE CAPTURED BY MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION.
110983 Accession Number: 110983
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 9 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 2/1 MACHINE GUN BATTALION INSPECTING A HEAVY JAPANESE COASTAL DEFENCE GUN NEAR THE METAL FEATURE ON MILFORD HIGHWAY WHICH THE ENEMY WAS DISMANTLING WHEN THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS LAUNCHED THEIR ATTACK IN THE AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: PRIVATE L R ROSS (1); SERGEANT R H DOUGLAS (2); CORPORAL A J MCLAY (3); SGT F B EVERS (4); SGT O B STUART (5).
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Accession Number
110983
Photographer
Lieutenant Norman Bradford Stuckey
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
9 July 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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