| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 097583 |
| 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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TARAWA ISLAND, GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLAND GROUP. 1945-09-27. BRIGADIER J.R. STEVENSON (1), ...
Description
TARAWA ISLAND, GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLAND GROUP. 1945-09-27. BRIGADIER J.R. STEVENSON (1), LIEUTENANT COMMANDER M. ROSE (2), AND COLONEL V. FOX-STRANGWAYS (3) INSPECTING THE MEMORIAL TO 22 BRITISH SUBJECTS WHO WERE MURDERED BY JAPANESE ON 15 OCTOBER 1942. THE MEN ARE FROM HMAS DIAMANTINA WHICH IS ON ITS WAY TO OCEAN ISLAND TO TAKE THE SURRENDER OF APPROXIMATELY 530 JAPANESE TROOPS.