011779/34 Accession Number: 011779/34

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TROOPS IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK, HAVING RECENTLY DISEMBARKED FROM THE TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP HMT ORCADES WHICH WAS BRINGING THEM FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. MANY OF THE TROOPS DISEMBARKED AT BATAVIA WHERE THEY WERE RETAINED TO GUARD THE DUTCH AIRFIELDS. THEY BECAME BLACKFORCE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR BY THE JAPANESE.

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Accession Number
011779/34
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c February 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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