Gull Force (2/21st Battalion) Association Accession Number: MSS1067

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Report of the Gull Force (2/21st Battalion) Association delegation to the Peoples' Republic of China (including Hainan) and to Japan March 1985. Includes photographs, maps and newspaper reports. Includes background on Gull Force and the formation of the association, a summary of casualties and the purpose and results of the visits. The pilgrimage endeavoured to locate remains of ten Gull Force members missing since April 1944, to locate the site of the former prisoner of war (POW) camp and cemetery at Basuo and village which sheltered six escapees in 1945.

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Accession Number
MSS1067
Classification
Manuscript
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1985
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 749/041/023
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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