| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 094165 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT N.C. SANDFORD (1) AND SERGEANT D.G. MCEROY ...
Description
TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT N.C. SANDFORD (1) AND SERGEANT D.G. MCEROY (2), DRINKING BEER ON THE DECK OF THE MOTOR LAUNCH ML1327. THE VESSEL IS BEING USED BY THE ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU TO MOVE TO TOROKINA, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ARMY PERSONNEL WHO HAD BEEN PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) OF THE JAPANESE SINCE 8 MARCH 1942. SEVERAL JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR WERE AMONG THE RESCUED.