FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. AN AUSTRALIAN LANDING CRAFT LOADED WITH JAPANESE ...

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Accession Number 097645
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. AN AUSTRALIAN LANDING CRAFT LOADED WITH JAPANESE PATIENTS AND GEAR. ALL JAPANESE MEDICAL CASES FROM THE BUIN AREA ARE BEING EVACUATED TO THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOSPITAL ON FAURO ISLAND. THE EVACUATION WAS ARRANGED BY HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS.