KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-17. A TWO-TIERED HOUSE HIGH IN THE RANGES OF KAIRIRU, WHICH ...

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Accession Number 096700
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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KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-17. A TWO-TIERED HOUSE HIGH IN THE RANGES OF KAIRIRU, WHICH WAS THE HOME OF REAR-ADMIRAL S. SATO, FORMER JAPANESE NAVAL COMMANDER OF KAIRIRU AND MUSCHU ISLANDS. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE THE ISLANDS ARE NOW UNDER THE CONTROL OF HQ 6 DIVISION.