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Group portrait of Australian officers captured with the 8th Division at Singapore and released from Hanaoka prisoner of war (POW) camp in Japan on 11 September 1945, after the end of the war. Back row, left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) Peter Dixon [George William Peter (Pete) Dixon, 1 Independent Company] of Melbourne, Victoria; Lt Frank Sleeman [Frank Northey Sleeman, 1 Independent Company] of Townsville, Queensland; Captain (Capt) Robert Chown [Robert Henry Chown, 8 Division Signals] of Pymble, NSW; Lt Colonel (Col) Leslie Byrne [Leslie James Austin Byrne, 8 Division AASC] of Lindfield, NSW; Capt Jack Hepburn [2/20 Battalion] of Summer Hill, NSW; Lt Harry Miller [Henry Miller, 2/10 Field Company] of Caulfield, Victoria; and Lt Bill Page [Arthur William (Bill) Page, 1 Independent Company] of Prahran, Victoria. Front row: Major (Maj) Keith Lawrence [Keith Philip Henry Lawrence, 2/10 Field Company Engineers] of Hartwell, Victoria; Maj Pete Matheson [Gwynne Matheson, 17 Anti-Tank Battery] of Bendigo, Victoria; Maj John Mollard [John Claud] of Toorak, Victoria; and Lt Col Ian O’Donnell [Ian John O'Donnell, HQ Royal Australian Engineers] of Camberwell, Victoria. Hanaoka Camp (Sendai 7-B) was located at a copper mine operated by Fujita Gumi Mining Company.
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Colour: Black & white
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