KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-17. JAPANESE NAVAL PERSONNEL MOVING TOWARDS BARGE POINTS FOR ...

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Accession Number 096698
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 PERSONNEL MOVING TOWARDS BARGE POINTS FOR TRANSFER TO MUSCHU ISLAND. THEIR GEAR HAS BEEN SEARCHED BY MILITARY POLICE AND FIELD SECURITY SERVICE PERSONNEL. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE THE ISLANDS ARE NOW UNDER THE CONTROL OF HQ 6 DIVISION.