| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 097740 |
| 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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MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. AN INSPECTION WAS MADE BY MAJOR E.S. OWENS, ASSISTANT ...
Description
MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. AN INSPECTION WAS MADE BY MAJOR E.S. OWENS, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT AND QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION, AND PARTY, OF THE MUSCHU ISLAND JAPANESE HOSPITAL TO ENSURE THAT LIEUTENANT GENERAL K. YOSHIWARA, CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF AND COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE ENCAMPMENT ON MUSCHU ISLAND, HAD OBEYED ORDERS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS IN THE HOSPITAL, PARTICULARLY SANITATION AND RATIONS. SHOWN, JAPANESE HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN ONE OF THE WARDS - THESE ARE SOME OF THE SICK THAT WERE TRANSPORTED BY AUSTRALIAN BARGES FROM THE SEPIK RIVER.