| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 079136 |
| 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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TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-19. QX27088 SERGEANT H. HONG CHOY, CHINESE INTERPRETOR, ...
Description
TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-19. QX27088 SERGEANT H. HONG CHOY, CHINESE INTERPRETOR, GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, HQ, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS (2) EXPLAINING TO SX23588 LIEUTENANT T. FARRELL (1) WHERE THE JAPANESE PRISONER WAS CAPTURED BY A SPECIAL FORCE OF NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (NGAU) NATIVES AND MEMBERS OF THE NEW GUINEA CONSTABULARY ON PERAT. FOR THIS RAID TWO NATIVE CANOES WERE EXPECIALLY BUILT FOR THE TRIP TO THE ISLAND TO PICK UP AN ALLIED PRISONER KNOWN TO BE IN THE AREA. THE EXPEDITION WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF VX81159 CAPTAIN R.C. CAMBIDGE, NGAU. THEY MADE THE SUCCESSFUL TRIP TO THE AREA BETWEEN THE 1945-02-19/17. ON THE NIGHT OF THE 20TH THEY REPEATED THE TRIP, THIS TIME TO BRING BACK THE JAPANESE PRISONER FOR INTERROGATION.