| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
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| Accession Number | 099927 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1946-03-16. A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CHINESE CEMETERY. OF THE 653 CHINESE WHO ...
Description
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1946-03-16. A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CHINESE CEMETERY. OF THE 653 CHINESE WHO DIED WHILST CAPTIVES OF THE JAPANESE, 259 WERE RE-INTERRED IN THIS CEMETERY. IT CONTAINS VACANT LOTS FOR BODIES YET TO BE FOUND IN THE HILLS. THE NEAT GROUNDS, ROWS OF MARKED GRAVES AND AN INSCRIBED MEMORIAL MONUMENT WERE DEDICATED IN A SPECIAL CEREMONY ATTENDED BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY, CHINESE ARMY AND CHINESE COMMUNITY.