RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-25. A CIVILIAN GRAVE PHOTOGRAPHED BY 5 MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM, ...

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Accession Number 097148
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-25. A CIVILIAN GRAVE PHOTOGRAPHED BY 5 MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM, AT THE ENTRANCE TO ONE OF THE TUNNELS IN THE RABAUL CEMETERY. THE JAPANESE GARRISON AT RABAUL MADE EXTENSIVE USE OF TUNNELS AFTER ABOVE GROUND INSTALLATIONS HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY ALLIED AIR ATTACKS.