123665 Accession Number: 123665

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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" CAMP SO NAMED BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF BICYCLES FOUND THERE WHEN FIRST OCCUPIED BY THE PRISONERS. (PHOTOGRAPHER LIEUTENANT R. J. BUCHANAN, 10TH MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM)

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123665
Photographer
Lieutenant Robert John Buchanan
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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