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BATAVIA, JAVA. 1942-03-10. JAPANESE BICYCLE UNIT PERSONNEL MOVE ALONG A ROAD IN BATAVIA. THESE UNITS WERE USED SUCCESSFULLY IN THE MALAYAN CAMPAIGN.
Batavia, Java. June 1942. Lieutenant Colonel C. M. Black, Commanding Officer, 2/3rd Reserve Company, Australian Army Service Corps, photographed in the Officers' Compound at the Bicycle Camp. Colonel
Batavia, Java. February 1942. A street scene in Batavia, a large seaport in Java, prior to the Japanese invasion. Note the transport, a bicycle and a motor bike.
Batavia, Java. June 1942. Informal portrait of Lieutenant Colonel C. M. Black, Commanding Officer, 2/3rd Reserve Company, Australian Army Service Corps, seen here in the Officers' Compound at the Bicy
Toothed bicycle cog, found at the site of an ambush at Bakri crossroads in the early 1960s. Japanese infantry units exploited the speed and mobility of the bicycle extensively in their Malayan campa
Batavia, Java. June 1942. The Officers' quarters at the Bicycle Camp in Batavia, formerly barracks of Dutch native troops. In this camp were quartered 3,000 Australian and American servicemen, includi
Batavia, Java. February 1942. A street scene in Batavia, a large seaport in Java, prior to the Japanese invasion. Note the horse drawn carts.
