| Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Ambon, Pulau, Ambon, Laha |
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| Accession Number | 124401 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 120 (roll film), Nitrate, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 120 (roll film), Nitrate, Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LAHA, AMBON 1945-12-15. HEADQUARTERS 33RD BRIGADE. THE SCHOOLHOUSE WHERE VX43876 MAJOR M. W. H. ...
Description
LAHA, AMBON 1945-12-15. HEADQUARTERS 33RD BRIGADE. THE SCHOOLHOUSE WHERE VX43876 MAJOR M. W. H. NEWBURY, 2/21ST BATTALION, GULL FORCE, WAS INCARCERATED WITH NINE OF HIS MEN AFTER HE VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED ON 1942-02-02. THEY WERE THEN KEPT HERE UNDER HEAVY GUARD UNTIL NOON 1942-02-06 WITH THIRTY SIX OTHERS WHO HAD JOINED HIM (THEY HAD SURRENDERED IN SMALL GROUPS UP TO THE EVENING OF 1942-02-03). THE MEN WERE THEN TAKEN TO THE STATION END OF LAHA VILLAGE INTO THE JUNGLE ABOUT SEVENTY YARDS AND THERE EXECUTED UNDER SUPERVISION OF LIEUTENANT NAKAGAWA AFTER BEING STRIPPED OF ALL IDENTIFICATION EXCEPT MAJOR NEWBURY'S PAYBOOK WHICH HE HAD SECRETED INSIDE A NEW TESTAMENT. (PHOTOGRAPHER SSGT R. L. STEWART)