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

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Accession Number 125651
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. IN RIGHT BACKGROUND ARE TEMPORARY LATRINES ERECTED ON DECK FOR THE VOYAGE. (PHOTOGRAPHER SSGT BICKHAM).