122416 Accession Number: 122416

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OESAPA BESAR, TIMOR 1945-11-12. TIMFORCE. THE PALM GROVE WHERE THE JAPANESE INITIALLY IMPRISONED THE CAPTURED AUSTRALIANS OF SPARROW FORCE IN EARLY 1942. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. B. DAVIS.)

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Accession Number
122416
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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