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| Accession Number | 097709 |
| 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. 1945-09-22. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND, ON ARRIVAL AT TOROKINA PER ...
Description
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-22. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND, ON ARRIVAL AT TOROKINA PER SS RIVER BURDEKIN AND SS RIVER GLENELG, WERE MARCHED ALONG THE PIVA ROAD TO THE PRISON COMPOUND AT THE FOOT OF MOUNT BAGANA. THEY WERE ESCORTED BY TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS. SHOWN, A JAPANESE WHO BROKE UNDER THE STRAIN OF THE 10 MILE MARCH BEING HELPED INTO A TRUCK.
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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