| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P02257.054 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Griffiths, Allen |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Rabaul, New Guinea, 1945-10. A long thatch-roofed hut stands on the shores of a bay at a former ...
Description
Rabaul, New Guinea, 1945-10. A long thatch-roofed hut stands on the shores of a bay at a former Japanese prisoner-of-war (POW) camp for captured Indian soldiers of the 1st Hyderabad Regiment. A flagpole made from a sapling stands at centre, while spelled out on the ground in front of it in seashells or white stones are the words: '1st Hyderabad'. Several Australian soldiers, members of a recovery party which is in the process of liberating the camp and its inmates from the Japanese, are standing on guard at the rear of the flagpole.