119933 Accession Number: 119933

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LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-10-11. 1ST PRISONER OF WAR CAMP (JAPANESE). A RADIO RECEIVING SET BEING MAINTAINED BY JAPANESE RADIO TECHNICIANS. AS THIS CAMP WAS THE ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS OF THE JAPANESE 37TH ARMY, THE ALLIES UTILISED THIS EQUIPMENT TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS WHERE CAPTURED JAPANESE RADIO EQUIPMENT COULD BE MAINTAINED.

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Accession Number
119933
Photographer
Sergeant Keith Carr Rainsford
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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