| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P00001.228 |
| 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, 1945-09-08. THE ALLIED DELEGATION DURING THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT II ...
Description
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. THE ALLIED DELEGATION DURING THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE BRIGADIER A.R.GARRETT (BGS II CORPS) SEATED AT LEFT AND TO HIS LEFT LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G. SAVIGE (GOC II CORPS). STANDING BEHIND THE FRONT ROW ARE AIR COMMODORE G.N. ROBERTS (COMMANDER RNZAF AIR TASK FORCE) ON THE LEFT END AND AT THE OTHER END (ALMOST OBSCURED) LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.P. COURSEY (US MARINES). THE TWO SWORDS ON THE TABLE HAD BEEN HANDED OVER BY THE SENIOR JAPANESE OFFICERS AT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)