The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A group of happy Australian ex-prisoners of war at "bicycle" camp soon after they were freed. The camp was a former Dutch military barracks for native troops and so called on account of the large number of bicycles found there when first occupied by the prisoners. Sapper "Happy" Joy (front row right, holding a duck) and Private Gordon Bell (back row right) were with Sparrow Force and captured on Timor. Driver W. Yates (back row left) served in the Middle East before being captured on Java as a member of "Black Force". An unidentified soldier second from front holds an accordion.
BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN AND BRITISH TROOPS UNTIL RECENTLY PRISONERS OF WAR AT "BICYCLE" CAMP. THE CAMP WAS A FORMER DUTCH MILITARY BARRACKS FOR NATIVE TROOPS AND SO CALLED ON A
BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. EX PRISONERS OF WAR MOVING ABOUT BETWEEN THE SLEEPING QUARTERS AT "BICYCLE" CAMP SO CALLED ON ACCOUNT OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF BICYCLES FOUND THERE WHEN FIRST OCCUPIED BY THE P
BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. A GROUP OF OFFICERS OF THE 2/3RD MACHINE GUN BATTALION WHO WERE TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR ON JAVA WHILE THEIR UNIT WAS PART OF "BLACK FORCE". THEY HAD JUST BEEN FREED AT "BICYCLE
BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. A GROUP OF OFFICERS OF THE 2/3RD MACHINE GUN BATTALION WHO WERE TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR ON JAVA WHILE THEIR UNIT WAS PART OF "BLACK FORCE". THEY HAD JUST BEEN FREED AT "BICYCLE
An unidentified Australian ex prisoner of war playing his accordion at "Bicycle" Camp, so named because of the large number of bicycles found there when first occupied by the prisoners. This soldier,
An unidentified Australian ex prisoner of war playing his accordion at "Bicycle" Camp, so named because of the large number of bicycles found there when first occupied by the prisoners. This soldier,
