| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART26675 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 82.8 cm x 100.3 cm x 6.5 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Mainwaring, Geoffrey |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1947-1948 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Surrender ceremony, Bougainville, 8 September 1945
Description
Depicts the Surrender ceremony at Bougainville (Torokina) in 1945. Lieutenant General Kanda, commander of the XVIII Japanese Army (seated left) surrenders to General Savige, GOC II Australian Corps at Torokina, Bougainville. Various Australian, New Zealand and American officers and photographers are also depicted in the painting. Depicted in the painting standing l-r: Sergeant Clement S Scale, official war photographer, (Military History Section); Major General Ishoshi Makata, Chief of Gen staff (Japanese Army); Lt. Martin (MH &I-photographer); Provost; Brigadier A R Garrett (BGS, II Aust. Corps); Lieutenant Commander Masami Shinkawa (Interpretor); Group Captain D R Chapman (RAAF); Air Commodore G N Roberts (RNZAF); Commander A E Fowler (RAN- HMAS Diamantina); Colonel J P Coursey (US Air Group- Marines); Captain A.J.Drewett (ADC to GOC); Provost. Seated l-r: Lt General Masatane Kanda (Comd. 17 Japanese Army); Lieutenant General Sir Stanley Savige (GOC, II Aust.Corps); Brigadier S F Legge (DA& QMG II Aust. Corps); Vice Admiral Tomoshiga Samejima (Commander 8th Japanese Naval Forces Fleet); Provost; Corporal Stewart ( photographer, RNZAF); flags of United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand Air Force on back wall, swords surrendered by Japanese officers on table.