| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 011779/04 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Bottomley, Clifford |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Java, Batavia |
| Date made | c February 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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AUSTRALIAN TROOPS GIVE THE THUMBS UP ABOARD THE TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP HMT ORCADES WHICH WAS ...
Description
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS GIVE THE THUMBS UP ABOARD THE TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP HMT ORCADES WHICH WAS BRINGING THEM FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. MANY OF THE TROOPS WERE DISEMBARKED AT BATAVIA WHERE THEY BECAME BLACKFORCE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR BY THE JAPANESE.