| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 096952 |
| 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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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-18. A JAPANESE LIEUTENANT COLONEL, ACCOMPANYING MAJOR GENERAL KIJIMA, ...
Description
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-18. A JAPANESE LIEUTENANT COLONEL, ACCOMPANYING MAJOR GENERAL KIJIMA, HANDING HIS SWORD TO CAPTAIN W. DAVIES ABOARD THE DEBORAH IN NUMA NUMA HARBOUR. THE SWORD WAS ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS. ABOARD THE VESSEL IS THE SURRENDER COMMISSIONER AND PARTY FROM HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS WHO WILL TAKE OVER FROM THE JAPANESE.