Major General Uno, Imperial Japanese Army, Commanding the Japanese Forces in the area, lays his ...

Place Asia: Borneo, Bandjermasin
Accession Number 118033
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Donaldson, Robert Eric
Place made Borneo: Bandjermasin
Date made 17 September 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Major General Uno, Imperial Japanese Army, Commanding the Japanese Forces in the area, lays his sword at the feet of NX349 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Ewan Murray Robson, Commanding Officer, 2/31 Infantry Battalion during the Japanese surrender ceremony on the local sports ground. Also identified is Warrant Officer Class 2 Arthur Pappadopoulos, Interpreter with the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS), GHQ beside Robson and on the extreme left, behind Lt Col Robson is Warrant Officer Class 1 George Hawkins.