| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 011779/05 |
| 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 ABOARD THE TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP HMT ORCADES WHICH WAS BRINGING THEM FROM THE ...
Description
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ABOARD THE TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP HMT ORCADES WHICH WAS BRINGING THEM FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. THE PIPE BAND OF THE 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY IS PARADING ON THE DECK, ENTERTAINING THEIR FELLOWS, INCLUDING (REAR LEFT) NURSES OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE WHO JOINED THE SHIP AT COLOMBO. MANY OF THE TROOPS DISEMBARKED AT BATAVIA WHERE THEY BECAME BLACKFORCE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR BY THE JAPANESE.