Place | Asia: Malaysia, Labuan |
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Accession Number | 115811 |
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 |
LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-10. MAJOR GENERAL (MAJ GEN) G. F. WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9TH ...
Description
LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-10. MAJOR GENERAL (MAJ GEN) G. F. WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9TH DIVISION, ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LT GEN) MASAO BABA, SUPREME COMMANDER JAPANESE FORCES IN BORNEO AND COMMANDER 37TH JAPANESE ARMY, IN A SURRENDER CEREMONY HELD AT HEADQUARTERS 9TH DIVISION. SHOWN, LT GEN BABA AND HIS ESCORT WALKING PAST THE GUARD, MEMBERS OF 2/12TH CAVALRY (COMMANDO) SQUADRON, TO THE QUARTERS OF MAJ GEN WOOTTEN FOR THE SURRENDER CEREMONY.