Accession Number | F07286 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 48 sec |
Object type | To be confirmed |
Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
Maker |
Wood, Frederick Sydney |
Place made | Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Torokina |
Date made | 15 August 1945 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Gracie Field visits Bougainville and thanksgiving service she attended at Gloucester Oval, Torokina
Description
Gracie Field and her husband Monty Banks arrived at Torokina in a RAAF Lodestar plane to begin a tour of the battlefields. She attended the Thanksgiving Service held for victory over Japan and sang "The Lord's Prayer". VX13 Lieutenant General Stanley Geprge Savige CB CBE DSO MC ED, General Officer Commanding 2 Australian Corps, arrives for the Thanksgiving Service, walks to Brigadier J. Field DSO ED, Commander 7th Australian Infantry Brigade.
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Video of Gracie Field visits Bougainville and thanksgiving service she attended at Gloucester Oval, Torokina (video)