114394 Accession Number: 114394

Description

LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-08-23. A BEACH AND WATER SPORTS CARNIVAL WAS ORGANISED BY HQ 9TH DIVISION. UNITS FROM HQ 9TH DIVISION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY (RAA) AND 9TH DIVISION SIGNALS, TOOK PART AND MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE AND AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE COMPETED IN WOMEN'S EVENTS. SHOWN, THE TEAM FROM RAA, 9TH DIVISION WINNING THE TUG-OF-WAR EVENT.

Details

Conflicts

• Second World War, 1939-1945

Places

• Labuan

Units

• Royal Australian Engineers
• Divisional signals
• Royal Australian Artillery
• Headquarters Units
• 9 Australian Division
• Australian Army Medical Women's Service

Tags

• Tug of war
• Sports meetings
• Surf carnivals
• Women
• Nurses