116618 Accession Number: 116618

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DARWIN, NT. 1945-09-21. THE HOSPITAL SHIP ORANJE ARRIVED AT DARWIN, BRINGING RELEASED POWS HOME FROM SINGAPORE. SHOWN, SOME OF THE EX-POWS WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NURSING SERVICE (RNZNS). IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: LIEUTENANT (LT) G. H. BRETT (1); SISTER R. JOHANSON, RNZNS (2); LT V. S. CARN, 8TH DIVISION (3); SISTER T. A. BENSON, RNZNS (4); LT R. E. T. SIMMONS, 8TH DIVISION (5); LT R. E. WEILER, 8TH DIVISION (6).

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Accession Number
116618
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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