| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | OG1625 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Harrison, John Thomas |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-31. ALLIED SERVICE CHIEFS AT NATIVE CELEBRATIONS BY ...
Description
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-31. ALLIED SERVICE CHIEFS AT NATIVE CELEBRATIONS BY THE DUTCH AND JAVANESE HELD AT THE NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION VILLAGE TO COMMEMORATE QUEEN WILHELMINA'S SIXTY THIRD BIRTHDAY AND THE LIBERATION OF THE ISLAND FROM JAPANESE OCCUPATION. THEY ARE LISTENING TO AN ADDRESS BY THE LOCAL DUTCH ADMINISTRATOR LIEUTENANT J. T. L. BARTLOMA. LEFT TO RIGHT: COLONEL BRANDON, CHIEF OF THE DUTCH ARMY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC AREA (SWPA); AIR COMMODORE A. H. COBBY DSO OBE DFC AND TWO BARS GM, AIR OFFICER COMMANDING; LIEUTENANT-GENERAL VAN OYEN, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE DUTCH FORCES IN THE SWPA.