British Empire Article


Jesselton War Memorial


Jesselton was the administrative centre of British North Borneo. This particular picture shows the unveiling of the War Memorial in 1923. Paradoxically, Jesselton and North Borneo was to suffer far more significantly in the Second World War during the Japanese occupation. Picture courtesy of The National Archives


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