| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 119725 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Nicholson, George Harvey |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MOROTAI, BORNEO. 1945-10-22. HMAS ROCKHAMPTON RETURNED TO MOROTAI BRINGING BACK MOST OF THE ...
Description
MOROTAI, BORNEO. 1945-10-22. HMAS ROCKHAMPTON RETURNED TO MOROTAI BRINGING BACK MOST OF THE AUSTRALIAN HALMAHERA FORCE, A LARGE QUANTITY OF JAPANESE EQUIPMENT AND SEVEN SUSPECTED JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS. SHE ALSO CARRIED THE CREMATED REMAINS OF FLIGHT SERGEANT EDMUND MCLEOD STEVENSON, RAAF AND AN ANOTHER UNKNOWN RAAF SERVICEMAN. AN RAAF TRUCK MOVING OFF FROM THE SHIP'S SIDE BEARING THE ASHES AND PERSONAL EFFECTS OF THE TWO AIRMEN WHO HAD BEEN CREMATED BY THE JAPANESE IN THE HALMAHERAS. THE GUARD FROM HMAS ROCKHAMPTON AND GUARDS FROM THE ARMY AND RAAF PRESENT ARMS AS THE TRUCK MOVES OFF.