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Old 31-05-16, 11:19
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Rick Cove
 
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Here is an AWM photo of an OY in the Dutch East Indies, probably never got off the dock, but who knows.

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-17. View from the bridge of HMAS Burnie, berthed alongside the Oosthaven port facilities which were destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese. In the background smoke and dust rise from buildings whose walls and rooves were demolished. Beside the debris are trucks and other vehicles, including one tipped on its side. In the foreground are groups of local people lining the wharf and walking behind an approaching truck. Amongst the military are members of the Light Tank Squadron, 3rd Hussars, British Army. The unit had disembarked on 1942-02-14 at the port which faced the Sundra Strait on the southern tip of Sumatra. They were part of the force which was given the task of defending the area and covering the evacuation of the troops and civilians on 1942-02-17.

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