OCEAN ISLAND, 1945-10-01. WAR CORRESPONDENTS INTERVIEWING GILBERTESE ISLANDER NABETARI WHO LIVED ...

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Accession Number 097615
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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OCEAN ISLAND, 1945-10-01. WAR CORRESPONDENTS INTERVIEWING GILBERTESE ISLANDER NABETARI WHO LIVED AT SEA FOR 7 MONTHS IN ESCAPING FROM THE JAPANESE DURING THE OCCUPATION. MAJ R.F. WAKEFIELD, BRITISH DISTRICT OFFICER FOR OCEAN ISLAND (1), BROUGHT NABETARI FROM TARAWA TO OCEAN ISLAND FOR THE JAPANESE SURRENDER.