KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-10. JAPANESE GARRISON FORCES ON KAIRIRU AND MUSCHU ISLANDS, ...

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Accession Number 096100
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-10. JAPANESE GARRISON FORCES ON KAIRIRU AND MUSCHU ISLANDS, COMMANDED BY REAR-ADMIRAL S. SATO, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION, IN A CEREMONY ON BOARD RAN ML805. SHOWN, REAR-ADMIRAL SATO BOARDING RAN ML809 PRIOR TO HIS TRANSFER TO RAN ML805 FOR THE CEREMONY.