005907 Accession Number: 005907

Description

The troop transport Queen Mary carrying some 5750 Australians of the 8th Division including the 22nd Brigade arrived at Singapore on 18 February 1941. A group of British officers, including the General Officer Commanding Malaya, Lieutenant General L V Bond (carrying cane) and the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas (on Bond's left) greeted the Australians.

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Accession Number
005907
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
18 February 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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