Republic: Dolok Simoembah, Prapat, Bidamanik, east of Pematang Siantar; purification actions on the East Coast of Sumatra Red Cross. During a trip from a military motorcade to the campong Tanah Djawa, 32 km from Siantar (Sumatra's East Coast) where a large number of fleeing ex-company coolers were in appalling condition, one of the trucks got stuck in the mud and had to be pulled out with the help of a carrier. Date: 1 November 1947 Location: Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

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