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| Accession Number | 097700 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-21. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND, HAVING ARRIVED AT TOROKINA ...
Description
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-21. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND, HAVING ARRIVED AT TOROKINA PER SS RIVER BURDEKIN, LEAVE THE BARGES TO GO ASHORE. THEY WILL THEN MARCH THE TEN MILES ALONG PIVA ROAD, TO THE PRISON COMPOUND AT THE FOOT OF MOUNT BAGANA. THE TROOPS - MARINE INFANTRY - HAVE NOT SEEN ACTION, BUT HAVE BEEN STATIONED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AT NAURU.
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Conflicts
Units
Places
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Nauru
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Mount Bagana
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Torokina
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Torokina, Piva Airstrip