126564
Photograph 126564 Second World War, 1939-1945SYDNEY, NSW. 1946-03-29. NO. 1 WHARF GLEBE ISLAND CROWDED WITH TROOPS TO GO ABOARD THE SS PACHAUG VICTORY TO JOIN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) IN KURE, JAPAN.
126558 Accession Number: 126558
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SYDNEY, NSW. 1946-03-29. EX 8TH DIVISION POW NX51945 SIGNALLER WILSON FROM TEMORA, NSW, SITTING ON HIS LUGGAGE AWAITING HIS EMBARKATION FROM GLEBE ISLAND FOR KURE, JAPAN, TO JOIN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF), ON THE SS PACHAUG VICTORY. SIG. WILSON HAD BEEN A POW SINCE THE FALL OF MALAYA, UNTIL HIS RECENT LIBERATION.
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126558
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Colour: Black & white
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