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Kuching, Sarawak, 12/9/1945
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Australian War Memorial caption reads:
Kuching, Sarawak. 1945-09-12. 8th Division personnel, ex-Prisoners-of-War of the Japanese, outside their hut "Australia House" in the Kuching POW and Internment Camp, which they occupied from 1943-06 to 1945-09. Identified personnel are: Sergeant C. B. Lander, 2/18th Infantry Battalion; Corporal G. W. Gunning, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion; Private (Pte) H. J. P. Riseley, 2/29th Infantry Battalion; Pte R. Kent, 2/20th Infantry Battalion; Pte E. Davis, 2/20th Infantry Battalion; Driver R. Fraser, 2/3rd Motor Transport Company; Driver Stephenson, 2/3rd Motor Transport Reserve Company; Pte D. Rixon, 2/20th Infantry Battalion; Lance Corporal N. Weekes, Base Ordnance Depot; Pte J. Simpson, 2/18th Infantry Battalion; Pte F. Bindon, 2/18th Infantry Battalion, and Pte S. Outram, 2/30th Infantry Battalion.
1) SERGEANT C. B. LANDER, 2/18TH INFANTRY BATTALION
2) CORPORAL G. W. GUNNING, 2/2ND PIONEER BATTALION
3) PRIVATE (PTE) H. J. P. RISELEY, 2/29TH INFANTRY BATTALION
4) PTE R. KENT, 2/20TH INFANTRY BATTALION
5) PTE E. DAVIS, 2/20TH INFANTRY BATTALION
6) DRIVER (DR) R. FRASER, 2/3RD MOTOR TRANSPORT COMPANY
7) DR STEPHENSON, 2/3RD MOTOR TRANSPORT RESERVE COMPANY
8) PTE D. RIXON, 2/20TH INFANTRY BATTALION
9) LANCE CORPORAL N. WEEKS, BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT
10) PTE J. SIMPSON, 2/18TH INFANTRY BATTALION
11) PTE F. BINDON, 2/18TH INFANTRY BATTALION
12) NX37369 - OUTRAM, Sidney Murray, Pte. - A Company, 8 Platoon. WiA Fort Rose, prisoner in Outram Rd. Gaol
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