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Accession Number | P00001.232 |
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. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G. SAVIGE (GENERAL OFFICER ...
Description
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G. SAVIGE (GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING II AUSTRALIAN CORPS) ADDS HIS SIGNATURE TO THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER, ASSISTED BY BRIGADIER A.R.GARRETT (BRIGADIER GENERAL STAFF II CORPS) AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. THE OFFICER BEHIND THE BRIGADIER'S LEFT SHOULDER IS AIR COMMODORE G.N. ROBERTS (COMMANDER RNZAF AIR TASK FORCE). THE TWO SWORDS HAD BEEN HANDED OVER BY THE JAPANESE OFFICERS WHO SIGNED THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)