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PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-16. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. ARMY AND NAVY PERSONNEL FROM HMAS BARCOO FORMED A GUARD AS WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R. COTTON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTALION, READ A PROCLAMATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF PONTIANAK. THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE ALLIES ARE NOW IN COMMAND AND THAT JAPAN HAD SURRENDERED. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT R. DONALDSON)
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-16. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R. COTTON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTALION, ABOUT TO READ A PROCLAMATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF PONTIANAK
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-21. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R. COTTON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTALION, OFFICIALLY HANDED OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AREA TO MA
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-21. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R. COTTON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTALION, OFFICIALLY HANDED OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AREA TO MA
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-16. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. BRIGADIER WOODS ACCOMPANIED BY WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R. COTTON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTALION, INSPECTING A GUARD OF HONOUR
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-21. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. MAJOR VAN DER BRINK, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION (NICA) DETACHMENT, READS A PROCLAMATION TO THE CITI
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-21. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. MAJOR VAN DER BRINK, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION (NICA) DETACHMENT, READS A PROCLAMATION TO THE CITI
