THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. THE ALLIED PARTY AWAITING TO CONDUCT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT ...

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Accession Number P00001.225
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. THE ALLIED PARTY AWAITING TO CONDUCT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE, SEATED ON LEFT BRIGADIER A.R. GARRETT (BRIGADIER GENERAL STAFF II CORPS), SEATED CENTRE LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G. SAVIGE (GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING II AUSTRALIAN CORPS), STANDING ON LEFT BEHIND TABLE AIR COMMODORE G.N. ROBERTS (COMMANDER RNZAF AIR TASK FORCE) AND STANDING EXTREME RIGHT LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.P. COURSEY (UNITED STATES MARINES). (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)