| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P00001.234 |
| 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 TEAM OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE SIGNING OF THE ...
Description
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. THE ALLIED TEAM OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE, FRONT ROW FROM THE LEFT, BRIGADIER A.R. GARRETT (BGS II CORPS), LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY SAVIGE G. (GOC II CORPS); BACK ROW FROM THE LEFT, AIR COMMODORE G.N. ROBERTS (COMMANDER RNZAF AIR TASK FORCE) AND THEN ON THE FAR RIGHT, LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.P.COURSEY (UNITED STATES MARINES). (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)