| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 119720 |
| 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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MOROTAI, BORNEO 1945-10-22. HMAS ROCKHAMPTON RETURNED TO MOROTAI BRINGING BACK MOST OF THE ...
Description
MOROTAI, BORNEO 1945-10-22. HMAS ROCKHAMPTON RETURNED TO MOROTAI BRINGING BACK MOST OF THE AUSTRALIAN HALMAHERA FORCE, A LARGE QUANTITY OF JAPANESE EQUIPMENT AND SEVEN SUSPECTED JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS. JAPANESE MARINES, LISTED AS WAR CRIMINALS, UNLOADING SWORDS FROM HMAS ROCKHAMPTON. THE 9OO SWORDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS SOUVENIRS. (PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTAIN G. H. NICHOLSON)