| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 096909 |
| 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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KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A GROUP OF LIBERATED INDIAN ARMY OFFICERS AT ...
Description
KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A GROUP OF LIBERATED INDIAN ARMY OFFICERS AT THE INDIAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, THE OFFICERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAJOR H.G. COMBES, THE INDIAN ARMY REPRESENTATIVE IN NEW BRITAIN, HAVE BEEN PRISONERS OF THE JAPANESE FOR THREE YEARS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL ISHAQ, THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE HYDERABAD STATE FORCE, A SPECIAL VICEROY INSTRUCTED STATE FORCE. THE MEN WERE LIBERATED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CAPTAIN O.A. SEN (1); CAPTAIN C.E. JAMES (2); LIEUTENANT IJAZ ALE (3); LIEUTENANT P.K. RAY (4); CAPTAIN K.D. PANDE (5); CAPTAIN J.S. TALIBUDDIN (6); LIEUTENANT COLONEL S.M. ISHAQ, OC HYDERABAD STATE FORCE (7); MAJOR H.G. COOMES (8); LIEUTENANT A.K. DAW (9).