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| Accession Number | P00001.227 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY ...
Description
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY SAVIGE, (GOC II AUSTRALIAN CORPS), SEATED AT CENTRE OF TABLE CHECKS THE TERMS OF SURRENDER DOCUMENT; OTHER IDENTIFIED ALLIED PERSONNEL AT HIS TABLE ARE BRIGADIER A.R. GARRETT (BGS II CORPS) SEATED AT THE GENERAL'S RIGHT, STANDING BEHIND AND SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF THE BRIGADIER IS AIR COMMODORE G.N ROBERTS (COMMANDER RNZAF AIR TASK FORCE) AND STANDING THREE ALONG IS LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.P. COURSEY (US MARINES). THE TWO JAPANESE OFFICERS ARE LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER XVII ARMY, AND VICE ADMIRAL BARON TOMOSHIGE SAMEJIMA, COMMANDER EIGHTH FLEET. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)