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WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. PERSONNEL WORKING IN THE BRIGADE SIGNALS OFFICE, 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SIGNALMAN N.C. BARRY (1); SIGNALMAN W.B. DOUGLAS (2); ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), WITH TWO OF HIS OFFICERS OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- MAJOR D. ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. SIGNALMAN R.M. ELLIOTT (1) AND PRIVATE C.E. HADEN (2), MEMBERS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, WASHING CLOTHES

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. BRIGADIER M.A. FERGUSSON, COMMANDER 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE, AT HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. THE SIGNAL PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. CORPORAL F. GERKE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE 62 PIGEONS ON ATTACHMENT TO HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE. DURING THE WAR NOT ONE OF THESE BIRDS HAS ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. COLONEL R.W. SAVIGE, CHIEF STAFF OFFICER AND WING COMMANDER MATHISON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS GLORY, WAITING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF GENERAL H. ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. THE SURRENDER CEREMONY ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS GLORY, SHOWING GENERAL H. IMAMURA, COMMANDER EIGHTH AREA ARMY, AND PARTY MOVING ALONG THE FLIGHT ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-07. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, STAFF OFFICERS, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE OFFICERS, AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY ..

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. ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. CAPTAIN DENNIS ADAMS, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, SKETCHING THE SURRENDER CEREMONY TAKING PLACE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS GLORY. THE SURRENDER OF ALL ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. TROOPER E.M. LAWLER IN TURRET OF A MATILDA TANK AT 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS