042560
Photograph 042560 Period 1940-1949'Sandakan-Ranau Death Marches Reward Mission. At the latter end of 1946, a military mission in charge of Major H W S Jackson, representing the Australian Government, and Major R K Dyce, representing t
042549 Accession Number: 042549
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'Sandakan-Ranau Death Marches Reward Mission. At the latter end of 1946, a military mission in charge of Major H W S Jackson, representing the Australian Government, and Major R K Dyce, representing the British Government, was sent to British North Borneo to repay and reward the natives who aided and succoured the Australian prisoners of war during the infamous Sandakan-Ranau death marches. In addition to other military personnel, Mr C Simpson went as writer for the ABC and BBC, and Mr W MacFarlane as recording technician. The Mission retraced stretches of the actual Death March track, and in all travelled 185 miles on foot.' Transport lines and workshop of the 31st Australian War Graves Unit.
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042549
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Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Date Made
18 January 1947
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R K Dyce
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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