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Anzac Day March - Sydney
Departed Singapore
16/9/1945
Arrived Sydney 28/9/1945
1) Beri-beri, Malaria and Jaundice
NX38682 - McDOUGALL, Eldred Ernest (Jock) - A/U/Sgt. C 15A
Platoon
NX70453 - TAYLOR, John Lindsay, Capt. - BHQ, M.O.
"...came back on "Oranje", the hospital ship. This was
because of Beri-beri, Malaria and Jaundice at the time of
the Jap capitulation, John Taylor not wishing me to
contaminate the rest of the Bn."
(Source:
Jock McDougall, Makan No. 262, July/Sept, 1981)
2) Captain of the Johan pays a visit
NX67315 - DUNCOMBE, Raymond Stewart (Ray), Pte. HQ Company,
Signals Platoon
NX36444 - McNICKLE, Alan Robert, Cpl. - HQ Company, Carrier
Platoon
NX2501 - OVERETT, Arthur George McKay, Pte. - BHQ, Bn. Store
"I came home on the "Oranje", the captain of which was the
same man, who had taken us over on the "Johann Van
Oldenbarnevelt" and he came around the sick bays to see, if
there were any 2/30 Bn chaps aboard. Including myself there
were also Alan McNickle and the late Arthur Overett that I
can remember."
(Source:
Ray Duncombe, Makan No. 236, Sept/October, 1977)
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