GAZELLE, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-11-23. JAPANESE TROOPS CONSTRUCTED A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP UNDER THE ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain
Accession Number 099075
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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GAZELLE, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-11-23. JAPANESE TROOPS CONSTRUCTED A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF 13 FIELD COMPANY. THEY ALSO BUILT A DAM TO SUPPLY THE CAMP WITH WATER. SHOWN, LIEUTENANT J.B. SHIRLEY DISCUSSING THE OPERATIONS OF THE DAM WITH A JAPANESE OFFICER.