P02919.037 Accession Number: P02919.037

Description

Borneo. December 1945. Informal group portrait of Major Doug Nettlefold (front, centre) and Annie Tam (front, left) with other parents and children at the children's Christmas party held at the British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit (BBCAU) Officers Mess. Families of the senior employees of BBCAU were invited, as well as some well known families who were fostering orphaned children. The Mess garden was decorated with signal flags from the BBCAU workboat (seen hanging in the background), and Army Comforts Fund sweets and trinkets were given to the children. (Donor R. Fullford)

Details

Accession Number
P02919.037
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
December 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

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