TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. A CANOE CARRYING NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ARMY PERSONNEL TO ...

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Accession Number 094155
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. A CANOE CARRYING NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ARMY PERSONNEL TO ML1327, AN ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU MOTOR LAUNCH. THE MEN HAD BEEN PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE SINCE 8 MARCH 1942 AND WERE ORIGINALLY CAPTURED AT BANDONENG IN JAVA.