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LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-11-02. A GROUP OF SHIPS CAPTAINS CHATTING ABOARD HMAS RIVERSNAKE. LEFT TO RIGHT: SUB LIEUTENANT H. L. MILLS, RNVR, COMMANDER OF ARMY VESSEL AM1499; LIEUTENANT (LT) T. M. WAYLAND, RANVR, COMMANDER OF "KARINA"; LT C. A. KING AND LT J. P. GOWING, BOTH OF HMAS RIVERSNAKE; SUB LT R. C. CLIVE, RNVR, COMMANDER OF ARMY VESSEL AM1629; LT R. A. HEARTY, RAN, SERVICES RECONNAISSANCE DEPARTMENT AND SUB LT F. J. DIGWOOD, RANR, COMMANDER OF ARMY VESSEL AM1983. RAN VESSELS OF THE "SNAKE" FLOTILLA (SRD) WERE BEING HANDED OVER TO THE BRITISH BORNEO CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT (BBCAU) AT PORT VICTORIA AND THEIR CREWS PAID OFF. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT F. A. C. BURKE)
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