KAHILI, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-30. JAPANESE TROOPS LINED UP TO RECEIVE NUMBERED IDENTITY DISCS ...

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Accession Number 097892
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Keam, Ronald Noel
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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KAHILI, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-30. JAPANESE TROOPS LINED UP TO RECEIVE NUMBERED IDENTITY DISCS BEFORE BEING MOVED TO THE CONCENTRATION AREA ON FAURO ISLAND. JAPANESE OFFICERS CHECKED THE ROLLS AND ISSUED THE DISCS. THE SURRENDER COMMISSION FROM HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS IS SUPERVISING THE TRANSPORT OF JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY TROOPS FROM THE BUIN AREA TO THE CONCENTRATION AREA ON FAURO ISLAND.