091931 Accession Number: 091931

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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-08. AN ANTI-TANK DITCH AND WALL WITHIN THE HEADQUARTERS 26 INFANTRY BRIGADE AREA AT RED BEACH. IT IS VIEWED LOOKING IN A NORTH WESTERLY DIRECTION AND FORMS PART OF THE JAPANESE BEACH DEFENCES. APPROACHING THE WALL FROM THE SEA THE LEVEL DROPS ABOUT FOUR FEET AND THEN RISES ABOUT ELEVEN FEET IN THREE STEPS.

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091931
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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