Place | Asia: Borneo, Balikpapan |
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Accession Number | 115826 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
AT SEA, OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-09-08. MAJOR-GENERAL E. J. MILFORD, GENERAL OFFICER ...
Description
AT SEA, OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-09-08. MAJOR-GENERAL E. J. MILFORD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 7TH DIVISION, ACCEPTED SURRENDER FROM VICE-ADMIRAL M. KAMADA, COMMANDER 22ND NAVAL BASE FORCE, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, DURING A SURRENDER CEREMONY HELD ON BOARD THE RAN VESSEL, HMAS BURDEKIN. AFTER THE SURRENDER CEREMONY A CONFERENCE BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN AND JAPANESE OFFICERS WAS HELD TO DISCUSS THE SURRENDER PROCEDURES. SHOWN, THE CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS.