018704 Accession Number: 018704

Description

Labuan Island, Borneo. 26 June 1945. Remains of buildings on the waterfront in what was once the pretty little town of Victoria on Labuan Island, which was neglected by the Japanese and wrecked by our bombs and shelling before the landing of 9th Division troops.

Details

Accession Number
018704
Photographer
Jack Band
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
26 June 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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