| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 096714 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Wewak |
| Date made | 19 September 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-19. LIEUTENANT W.E. HOWARD, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER ...
Description
WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-19. LIEUTENANT W.E. HOWARD, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE (RANVR), PORT DIRECTOR OF WEWAK, WHO REPRESENTED THE RAN AT THE SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON KAIRIRU AND MUSCHU ISLANDS BY REAR-ADMIRAL S. SATO. IN 1925 LIEUTENANT HOWARD'S FATHER PILOTED JAPANESE WARSHIPS ON A GOODWILL VISIT UP PORT PHILLIP BAY, VICTORIA. AT THAT TIME REAR-ADMIRAL SATO WAS THE ADMIRAL IN CHARGE OF THE FLEET. HE PRESENTED A SILVER ENGRAVED CIGARETTE CASE TO LIEUTENANT HOWARD'S FATHER.