TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-12. A PARADE WAS HELD FOR THE PRESENTATION BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) ...

Place Asia: Borneo, Tarakan
Accession Number 113693
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-12. A PARADE WAS HELD FOR THE PRESENTATION BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) SIR LESLIE J. MORSHEAD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 1 CORPS, OF HONOURS AND AWARDS WON BY MEMBERS OF 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE IN THE TARAKAN OPERATION. SHOWN, LT-GEN MORSHEAD PRESENTING PRIVATE W. R. HOW, A COMPANY 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH THE MILITARY MEDAL.