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KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO 1945-09-16. KUCHING FORCE. KUCHING CIVIL HOSPITAL, FORMERLY THE JAPANESE MILITARY HOSPITAL.LEFT TO RIGHT, VX39258 CAPTAIN IAN HEINTZ, 10TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (MELBOURNE) WHO CAME TO KUCHING FROM SANDAKAN IN OCTOBER 1943 WITH NX70761 CAPTAIN FRANK MILLS 2/9TH FIELD AMBULANCE (SYDNEY NSW) THESE TWO EX PRISONERS OF WAR STAYED TO ASSIST AT THE HOSPITAL AFTER REMAINDER OF AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR WERE EVACUATED.
Civilian internees and prisoners of war were flown from Kuching to Labuan at the start of their journey home after being liberated from POW camp, Kuching. Several Australian and British POW received t
KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO 1945-09-16. KUCHING CIVIL HOSPITAL, FORMERLY THE JAPANESE MILITARY HOSPITAL. VX40481 MAJOR A. M. HUTSON, 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, TREATS CAPTAIN ANDERSON (BRITISH AR
KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO 1945-09-16. KUCHING FORCE. KUCHING CIVIL HOSPITAL, FORMERLY THE JAPANESE MILITARY HOSPITAL. 2318643 SERGEANT E. HICKSON, ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS SUFFERING FROM EMACIATION. (PHO
KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO 1945-09-16. THE CIVIL HOSPITAL, FORMERLY THE JAPANESE MILITARY HOSPITAL. LEFT TO RIGHT: 2879289 PRIVATE J. JOHNSON, 2ND BATTALION, GORDON HIGHLANDERS (FROM PRESWICK, SCOTLAND)
KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO. 1945-09-13. KUCHING FORCE. RECENTLY RELEASED AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL SHIP WANGANELLA BY THE UNITED STATES NAVY SUBMARINE CHASER 648. AUS
KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO. 1945-09-13. KUCHING FORCE. RELEASED AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL SHIP WANGANELLA BY HARBOUR DEFENCE MOTOR LAUNCH (HDML) Q1343 OF THE R
