OG3194 Accession Number: OG3194

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LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-07. 2623 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) FRANK SCHAAF DFC OF PAGEWOOD, NSW (RIGHT), FORMER COMMANDER OF THE FAMOUS DESERT HARASSERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NOW WITH NO. 82 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF, SHOWS 411771 FLT LT LYLE GRIFFIN OF SYDNEY, NSW, A BEAUTIFULLY CARVED AND ORNAMENTED DYAK SWORD, GIFT FROM A BORNEO DYAK CHIEFTAIN TO "THE GREAT WHITE STRAFING CHIEF".

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Accession Number
OG3194
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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