CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. A BROKEN JAPANESE SWORD CAPTURED DURING AN ACTION AT MAROVA, NEW ...

Places	Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, New Georgia Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, New Georgia, Marova
Accession Number	069802
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white
Physical description	Black & white
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. A BROKEN JAPANESE SWORD CAPTURED DURING AN ACTION AT MAROVA, NEW GEORGIA, BY MAJOR D.G. KENNEDY, DSO. MAJOR KENNEDY WAS AN OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY AMONG THE COASTWATCHERS IN THAT AREA DURING 1942-43. HIS EXPLOITS ARE DESCRIBED IN COMMANDER E.A. FELDT'S BOOK, "THE COASTWATCHERS" AND IN "AMONG THOSE PRESENT" AN OFFICIAL UNITED KINGDOM PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ITEM NUMBER RELAWM30907.