| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 095821 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Rice, Robert Edwin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-07. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, ALLIED PRISONERS, MOST OF ...
Description
JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-07. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, ALLIED PRISONERS, MOST OF THEM IN EMACIATED CONDITION, WERE PICKED UP AT RABAUL BY HMAS VENDETTA AND BROUGHT TO JACQUINOT BAY. THEY WERE THEN TAKEN BY ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE AIR-SEA RESCUE BOAT TO 2/8TH GENERAL HOSPITAL. HERE A FORMER ALLIED PRISONER IS COMING ASHORE.