KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-17. JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICERS EMBARKING ON BARGE FOR TRANSFER ...

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Accession Number 096685
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made New Guinea1: Wewak, Wewak Area, Kairiru Island
Date made 17 September 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-17. JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICERS EMBARKING ON BARGE FOR TRANSFER TO MUSCHU ISLAND. AMONG THEIR BELONGINGS MANY HAD CHICKENS AND FOWLS WHICH WERE CARRIED IN VARIOUS WAYS. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE THE ISLANDS ARE NOW UNDER THE CONTROL OF HQ 6 DIVISION.