117835 Accession Number: 117835

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AT SEA. 1945-10-10. WARRANT OFFICER W. PEELER VC (BROODSEINDE, FRANCE. WORLD WAR 1 - 1917.) 2/2ND PIONEER BATTALION, AN EX-POW OF THE JAPANESE, PLAYING WITH LITTLE FERNE POPE, THREE YRS OLD, (WHO HAS BEEN IN JAPANESE HANDS SINCE SHE WAS SIX WEEKS OLD) ON THE DECK OF THE BRITISH TROOPSHIP MV HIGHLAND BRIGADE DURING THE JOURNEY HOME TO AUSTRALIA.

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117835
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Photograph
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Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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