Armoured Units of The Netherlands East Indies Army

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Stellan Bojerud
011779/38
HMT Orchades arriving Tandjoeng Priok harbour, West Java 12 Feb 1942 with Australian troops from the Mid-East.

On the quay a Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car. Did it arrive on HMT Orchades? Are the trucks Australian?

Stellan, the armoured vehicle on this picture is a Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, not a Marmon-Herrington (or rather: South African Reconnaissance Car).

HTH,
Hanno

Source: http://www.awm.gov.au/
ID Number: 011779/38
Summary: BATAVIA, JAVA. 1942-02-19. SOME OF THE TROOPS RETURNING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST PER THE TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP HMT ORCADES. THEY ARE IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK, PROBABLY HAVING JUST DISEMBARKED. RETAINED TO DEFEND THE DUTCH AIRFIELDS ON JAVA, THESE MEN BECAME KNOWN AS BLACKFORCE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR BY THE JAPANESE.