Rabaul, New Britain. 1946-01-31. A view of some of the 5000 Japanese troops being transported, in ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Accession Number 099799
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Ryan, L T
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Rabaul, New Britain. 1946-01-31. A view of some of the 5000 Japanese troops being transported, in crowded conditions, from the Solomon Islands to Japan aboard the Japanese aircraft carrier Katsuragi. The ship had called at Rabaul to refuel.