BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-16. AUSTRALIAN FLAG FLYING AT THE STERN OF A 17 FIELD ...

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Accession Number 096667
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-16. AUSTRALIAN FLAG FLYING AT THE STERN OF A 17 FIELD AMBULANCE BARGE. THE JAPANESE ARE LOADING SERIOUSLY ILL JAPANESE FOR TRANSFER TO 17 FIELD AMBULANCE, AT SORAKEN. MEDICAL ATTENTION FORMED PART OF THE SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY AND THE JAPANESE AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS.