018741 Accession Number: 018741

Description

British North Borneo. June 1945. An Australian soldier armed with Owen gun, during operations on Labuan Island, stands guard at barbed-wire enclosure for Japanese war-prisoners.

Details

Accession Number
018741
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
June 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession 018741

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