042549
Photograph 042549 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
042552 Accession Number: 042552
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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.' Corporal D Crawford of the 31st Australian War Graves Unit.
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042552
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Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Date Made
18 January 1947
Place Made
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Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R K Dyce
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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