BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-17. THE JAPANESE COMMANDER (1), JAPANESE INTERPRETER (2), LIEUTENANT H.J. ...

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Accession Number 096948
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-17. THE JAPANESE COMMANDER (1), JAPANESE INTERPRETER (2), LIEUTENANT H.J. JENKINS, AUSTRALIAN INTERPRETER (3) AND CAPTAIN W. DAVIES (4), ON BOARD THE SHIP WHICH CARRIED THE SURRENDER COMMISSIONER AND PARTY FROM HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS TO NUMA NUMA HARBOUR. THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY WILL TAKE OVER FROM THE JAPANESE.