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| Accession Number | 096046 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PALMALMAL, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-08. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, ALLIED PRISONERS ...
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PALMALMAL, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-08. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, ALLIED PRISONERS WERE PICKED UP AT RABAUL BY HMAS VENDETTA AND BROUGHT TO JACQUINOT BAY. THEY WERE THEN TAKEN BY ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE AIR-SEA RESCUE BOAT TO 2/8TH GENERAL HOSPITAL. SHOWN, MAJOR GENERAL K.W. EATHER, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 11 DIVISION, SPEAKING TO GUNNER F.W. SLATER OF RETFORD, ENGLAND.
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- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain
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