P02919.012 Accession Number: P02919.012

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Borneo. 20 October 1945. Japanese engineers, supervised by Australian soldiers of the British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit (BBCAU), repairing a gap in the access road to the hospital at Sim Sim. Lieutenant (Lt) Jim Mearns is standing third from right. Lt Mearns role with the BBCAU was assisting Major Kearns as Supply Officer, and also as Transport Officer. (Donor R. Fullford)

Details

Accession Number
P02919.012
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
20 October 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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