| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P00001.233 |
| 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 MASATANE ...
Description
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER XVII JAPANESE ARMY, WITH HIS TWO INTERPRETERS, READ DETAILS OF THE ACTION REQUIRED BY HIM AFTER THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER HAD BEEN COMPLETED. THE TWO SEATED AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS ARE BRIGADIER A.R. GARRETT (BGS II CORPS) ON THE LEFT AND LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G. SAVIGE (GOC II AUSTRALIAN CORPS); STANDING BEHIND THE BRIGADIER'S RIGHT SHOULDER IS AIR COMMODORE G.N. ROBERTS (COMMANDER RNZAF AIR TASK FORCE). (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)