The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-17. View from the bridge of HMAS Burnie, berthed alongside the Oosthaven port facilities which were destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese. In the background smoke and dust rise from buildings whose walls and rooves were demolished. Beside the debris are trucks and other vehicles, including one tipped on its side. In the foreground are groups of local people lining the wharf and walking behind an approaching truck. Amongst the military are members of the Light Tank Squadron, 3rd Hussars, British Army. The unit had disembarked on 1942-02-14 at the port which faced the Sundra Strait on the southern tip of Sumatra. They were part of the force which was given the task of defending the area and covering the evacuation of the troops and civilians on 1942-02-17. (Navy Historical Collection) (Formerly Y049)
Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-17. Port facilities destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese. In the background smoke and dust rise from buildings whose walls and roofs were de
Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02. A light tank MkV1B from a Light Tank Squadron of the 3rd Hussars, British Army, on the wharf. The unit had disembarked on 1942-02-14 at the port w
Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese. Clouds of smoke rise in the background behind the debris of buildings with their r
Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese as viewed across the water from the RAN ships which evacuated the port. Thick cloud
Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese as viewed across the water from the RAN ships which evacuated the port. Thick cloud
Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese as viewed across the water from the RAN ships which evacuated the port. Clouds of s
