TARAWA ISLAND, GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLAND GROUP. 1945-09-27. THE CAPTAINS OF CRICKET TEAMS FROM ...

Places
Accession Number 097585
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

TARAWA ISLAND, GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLAND GROUP. 1945-09-27. THE CAPTAINS OF CRICKET TEAMS FROM HMAS DIAMANTINA AND GILBERT ISLAND TOSSING TO SEE WHICH SIDE WILL BAT. HMAS DIAMANTINA IS ON ITS WAY TO OCEAN ISLAND TO TAKE THE SURRENDER OF APPROXIMATELY 530 JAPANESE TROOPS.