War Dispatch Surrender

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TitleWar Dispatch SurrenderObject TypeDocumentDate1945-1994DescriptionWar Dispatch Surrender.

Copy of surrender orders from Lieut. General Baba commanding all Japanese forces to Surrender .

Received by Sgt. A.W.Weston (Bert E. Weston's brother) at Kuching.Provenance and SignifcanceAlan Weston was the son of Alick Horsley Weston and Adelaide Norris.

He was a descendent of Lieutenant Colonel George Johnston, of Rum Rebellion fame, who was granted land on the northern banks of the Macquarie Rivulet. The property passed to the Weston family in 1866 and was known as Weston’s Meadows.

Alan's brother Bert E Weston served with the 1st Australian Port Maintenance Company, Royal Australian Engineers AIF, during WWII.DonorWeston, Bertie (Bert) Ernest

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MaterialPaper and ink.DimensionsA4

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War Dispatch Surrender