RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-15. FOUR CIVILIANS OF RABAUL, PRISONERS OF THE JAPANESE SINCE THE ...

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Accession Number 096654
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-15. FOUR CIVILIANS OF RABAUL, PRISONERS OF THE JAPANESE SINCE THE OCCUPATION OF RABAUL BY THE JAPANESE ON 23 JANUARY 1942. THEY WERE RELEASED WHEN TROOPS OF 11 DIVISION OCCUPIED THE AREA AFTER THE SURRENDER. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- MR R.A.D. GRESWICK, ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS (1); MR G. THOMAS, EDITOR RABAUL TIMES (2); MR G. MCKECHINE, ENGINEER PONDO PLANTATION (3); MR J. ELLIS, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR (4).