MIVO RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-18. FIRST CONTACT BETWEEN THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ENVOY AND ...

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Accession Number 095041
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MIVO RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-18. FIRST CONTACT BETWEEN THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ENVOY AND AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ON BOUGAINVILLE. MAJOR OTSU AND SUPERIOR PRIVATE TAKESHITA WHO IS CARRYING THE WHITE FLAG AND THE JAPANESE FLAG FACE AN AMERICAN INTERPRETER ON THE BANK OF THE MIVO RIVER.