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Return
to Australia |
Escaped |
Repatriated
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Returned by Air - 1945 |
Anzac Day March - Sydney
Departed Manila
22/9/1945
Arrived Sydney 9/10/1945
Members of the Battalion who
had been sent to Japan, were recovered from various POW camps. They were
scattered throughout Japan, and were eventually moved to Manila by plane
or ship. Here they were
housed at an American base until transport became available to get them
home. Some had to
wait for several weeks but they eventually boarded the HMS Striker on
22/9/1945 for the trip to Sydney.
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Sydney, NSW 1945-10-05. 8th
Division Ex Prisoners of War disembarked at Pyrmont Wharf from
the Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier, HMS Striker which had returned
them from prison camps in Japan. They are being issued with new
clothing and food coupons prior to being transferred to the
113th Australian General Hospital.
Australian War Memorial - ID No.
122062 |
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1945-02-17. Aerial port side
view of the Escort Carrier HMS Striker. She is painted in the
Admiralty standard camouflage scheme. (Naval Historical
Collection).
Australian War Memorial -
ID No. 302479 |
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(Source: The Story of
"J" Force; Across the Sea to War; NAA: B883
Service Records)
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