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Anzac Day March - Sydney
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Voyage 1
Departed Sydney
27/8/1945
Arrived Morotai 6/9/1945
Departed Morotai 7/9/1945
Arrived Labuan ?/9/1945
Departed Labuan
?/9/1945
Arrived Kuching 12/9/1945
Departed Kuching
12/9/1945
Arrived Labuan 13/9/1945
Departed Labuan
15/9/1945
Arrived Morotai 19/9/1945
Departed Morotai
27/9/1945
Arrived Balikpapan 29/9/1945
Departed
Balikpapan 30/9/1945
Arrived Morotai 2/10/1945
Departed Morotai
3/10/1945
Arrived Brisbane 11/10/1945
Departed Brisbane
11/10/1945
Arrived Sydney 13/10/1945*
The hospital ship Wanganella
departed Sydney in August 1945 and headed north to pick up
ex-prisoners from various islands in the Dutch East Indies. She called
several times at Morotai, Labuan, Kuching and Balikpapan, before
returning to Australia in early October, 1945. Wanganella
called into Brisbane on 11/10/1945 and arrived in Sydney on
13/10/1945*.
Voyage 2
Departed Sydney
?/10/1945
Arrived Labuan ?/11/1945
Departed Labuan
10/11/1945
Arrived Sydney 23/11/1945
Wanganella left Sydney a week
later for a return trip to Labuan, where she picked up more ex-prisoners
and medical staff. She departed Labuan on 10/11/1945 and arrived in
Sydney on 23/11/1945.
(Source: Across the
Sea to War; NAA: B883 Service Records - NX27854*, NX46176; 2/30 Bn Archives - NX27854)
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