The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1946-02-07. VOLUNTEERS FROM THE RAAF COMPONENT OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF), THESE MEN HELPED THEMSELVES TO A RIDE AS THE BUS, PART OF THE NO. 81 FIGHTER WING RAAF TRANSPORT, WAS BACKED ONTO THE LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), FOR THE MOVE TO JAPAN. FROM LEFT: 79439 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) REG HICKEY, CUNNAMULLA, QLD; 41369 CORPORAL TOM BALLARD, PRESTON, VIC; 450615 LAC DARYL WOOD, SWAN HILL, VIC; 76043 LAC D. (JUNIOR) MILLARD, SOUTHPORT, QLD; 157434 LAC ERNIE BRIGGS, BURWOOD, VIC.
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1946-02-08. JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) FROM SURRENDER CAMPS AT LABUAN HELPED TO LOAD THE SS RIVER MURRUMBIDGEE WITH TRUCKS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY NO. 81 FIGHTER WIN
AT SEA, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1944-09. ON BOARD AN LST (LANDING SHIP, TANK) EN ROUTE TO MOROTAI A US ARMY GUNNER, MATO W. LEES, SHOWING A 20 MM GUN TO LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1946-02-06. TRANSPORT DRIVERS FROM NO. 481 MAINTENANCE SQUADRON RAAF, VOLUNTEERS FROM THE RAAF COMPONENT OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) HELPED THEMSELVES TO
AT SEA EN ROUTE FROM LABUAN. C. 1946-02-19. WELL ABOVE THE CROWDED DECK THESE RAAF MEN, VOLUNTEERS FROM NO. 81 FIGHTER WING RAAF, FOUND ONE OF THE FEW PEACEFUL SPOTS ABOARD HMS GLENGYLE ON THE VOYAGE
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1946-02-07. THIS HUGE TRAILER BEING LOADED ON A LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), IS AMONG THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT NO. 81 (FIGHTER) WING RAAF WILL TAKE TO IWAKUNI, JAPAN, FOR AIRFIELD CONSTR
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1946-02-07. FIRST RAAF EMBARK FOR IWAKUNI. 165092 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) KEITH CROSS OF COORPAROO, QLD AND 445933 LAC GEORGE SALEEBY OF COOGEE, NSW, LOOK AFTER THEIR COMRADES
