121795 Accession Number: 121795

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LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-11-02. ABOARD HMAS RIVERSNAKE MAJOR EGAN, BRITISH BORNEO CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT (BBCAU) AND A RATING PREPARE TO LOWER THE WHITE ENSIGN AND RAISE THE BLUE ENSIGN. RAN VESSELS OF THE "SNAKE" FLOTILLA, SERVICES RECONNAISSANCE DEPARTMENT (SRD), WERE BEING HANDED OVER TO THE BBCAU AT PORT VICTORIA AND THEIR CREWS PAID OFF. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT F. A. C. BURKE)

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Accession Number
121795
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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