| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 096665 |
| 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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BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-16. MEDICAL PERSONNEL OF 17 FIELD AMBULANCE SUPERVISING ...
Description
BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-16. MEDICAL PERSONNEL OF 17 FIELD AMBULANCE SUPERVISING THE LOADING OF SERIOUSLY ILL JAPANESE TROOPS ON TO AN AMBULANCE BARGE FOR MOVEMENT TO 17 FIELD AMBULANCE, AT SORAKEN. JAPANESE CARRIED THE STRETCHERS AND LOADED PATIENTS ONTO THE BARGE. MEDICAL ATTENTION FORMED PART OF THE SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY AND THE JAPANESE AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS.