PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1946-02-21. JAPANESE MEDICAL ORDERLY WRITING DOWN THE DETAILS OF AN ELDERLY ...

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Accession Number 125650
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Period 1940-1949
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PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1946-02-21. JAPANESE MEDICAL ORDERLY WRITING DOWN THE DETAILS OF AN ELDERLY WOMAN INTERNEE ON THE DECK OF THE KOEI (KOEYI) MARU. THE SHIP, A FORMER JAPANESE MINELAYER STILL CREWED BY NAVAL PERSONNEL, ARRIVED TO REPATRIATE 2800 INTERNEES HOME TO JAPAN. (PHOTOGRAPHER SSGT BICKHAM).