Historical information

Australian Chinese Servicemen from WW2 photographs. Exhibition held at the Bendigo & District R.S...L. post 2010.

Physical description

1.2.3. Photographs - on photographic paper, enlarged black and white portraits.
Mount - red and blue colour cardboard, double mount with top area containing the photograph, lower area printed information.
1. Three servicemen wearing RAAF uniform - group photograph.
2. Two servicemen wearing AIF uniforms.
3. Serviceman wearing AIF uniform.

Inscriptions & markings

Printed information - black ink print.
1. "JACK GOON - Served in the Army Signal Corps, the RAAF in Melbourne and Sydney, the Dutch East Indies and Borneo. from 1946, he served with the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan. On return to Australia he worked as an intelligence Lieutenant specialising in Asian Affairs.
2. "HIAH" Family - The Hiah Family served in both World Wars. HAROLD VICTOR HIAH (right) served with the first AIF in WW1. His son, HAROLD KEITH HIAH, joined the signal Corps of the second AIF in World War 2. His brother VICTOR and GEORGE also served.
3. Early 1940's portrait of GEORGE HIAH, brother of HAROLD VICTOR HIAH.