AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. THE MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM, WHICH COVERED THE ...

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Accession Number 096040
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. THE MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM, WHICH COVERED THE JAPANESE SURRENDER CEREMONY ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS GLORY, FACE THE CAMERA, AFTER TRANSFERRING TO HMS AMETHYST. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT R.E. RICE, STILL CAMERAMAN (1); LIEUTENANT S. WOOD, CINEMAPHOTOGRAPHER (2); CORPORAL S.A. ROBINSON, WRITER (3); SERGEANT L. MORGAN, STILL CAMERAMAN (4); LIEUTENANT B.A. HARDING, OFFICER COMMANDING MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM (5); LIEUTENANT K. WILMOTH (6); CAPTAIN S. HERMAN, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST (7).