European internees Rabual

Accession Number F07303
Collection type Film
Measurement 1 min 30 sec
Object type To be confirmed
Physical description 35mm/b&w/silent
Maker Wood, Frederick Sydney
Place made Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Date made September 1945
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

This camp was located some 25 miles inside Japanese territory and contained mainly mission personnel including 12 Australian Catholic nuns, the rest being German, American, Dutch and Austrian. The visiting party was headed by Major General NX3 Kenneth William Eather CBE DSO ED, General Officer Commanding 11th Australian Division. Bishop L Scharmach, a First World War German soldier who was responsible for the safety and existence of the community.

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