BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-18. MAJOR GENERAL K. KIJIMA, WITH LIEUTENANT H.J. JENKINS, CAPTAIN W. ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Accession Number 096950
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-18. MAJOR GENERAL K. KIJIMA, WITH LIEUTENANT H.J. JENKINS, CAPTAIN W. DAVIES AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL W. RUSSELL, MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY ABOARD THE DEBORAH. THE VESSEL HAS BROUGHT THE SURRENDER COMMISSIONER AND PARTY FROM HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO TAKE OVER FROM JAPANESE.