Historical information

Information title on document.
"Instrument of Surrender"
Signed by "Commander 22 Base Force/ Dutch Borneo Major General/ Commander Seventh Australian Division".

Physical description

Document - white coloured paper, copy of original document. Black ink print with five black and white photographs on right side Australian Coat of Arms at top of document.
Frame - timber, black gloss paint, shaped moulding, glass front and timber backing with brown paper finish, metal clips and hanging wire.
Two brass name plaques adhered to glass front lower left and lower right corners with information.
Framers stamp on backing paper.

Inscriptions & markings

Brass plaques - etched with black ink print.
Left - "PRESENTED TO MITIAMO/ EAST LODDON RSL/ BY PM 6565 A.B. BRYAN O'BRIEN"
Right - "THIS REMAINS TGHE PROPERTY OF THE MITIAMO/ EAST LODDON RSL".
Framers stamp - Black ink "GALLERIA/ FRAMING & PRINTS/ Cnr HIGH 7 OAK STREETS/ GOLDEN SQUARE 3555/ Ph: (054) 47 0484.