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Three soldiers of the famous Chinese 88 Division which fought a renowned stand in Shanghai for the French concession. They were brought from Singapore by the Japanese to work as labourers in New ..

Ramale Valley, New Britain. Internees at the Ramale Valley internment camp applauding Major General K W Eather, General Officer Commanding 11 Division, at the conclusion of his address. contact ..

Vunapope, New Britain. Five nuns seated in a jeep trailer during their evacuation from the Mission in Ramale Valley to Rabaul. Contact with the internees was made by Allied troops and ..

KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. LIEUTENANT COLONEL ISHAQ, OC HYDERABAD STATE FORCE. WHILE INTERNED AT THE INDIAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP HE WAS FORCED TO WORK WITH HIS SEPOYS ..

Vunapope, New Britain. Sisters and Priests aboard the Army barge on their way to the motor launch Gloria. they are being evacuated from the Mission in Ramale Valley to Rabaul. Contact with the ..

KAHILI, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-20. MAJOR F.C. TAYLOR, BUIN LIAISON PARTY FROM HQ 2 CORPS, DISCUSSING THE DAY'S REQUIREMENTS WITH COMMANDANT IKIGAMI, JAPANESE NAVAL COMMANDER

TOBOI WHARF, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-16. A PARTY OF MISSIONARY SISTERS AND PRIESTS FROM THE RAMALE MISSION BEING ASSISTED ONTO THE WHARF FROM THE MOTOR LAUNCH GLORIA, OPERATED BY 16 SMALL SHIPS ..

KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A CHINESE PLATOON, PART OF A COMPLETE UNIT BROUGHT FROM SINGAPORE BY THE JAPANESE TO WORK IN NEW BRITAIN DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION. THEY ARE ..

KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. SHAIK AHAMAD, A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF THE WASTED CONDITION OF INDIAN TROOPS AT THE INDIAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP WHO HAVE SUFFERED ILL TREATMENT AND ..

KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A GROUP OF INDIAN TROOPS AT THE INDIAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. THEY REFLECT THE ILL TREATMENT METED OUT BY THE JAPANESE. SOME ARE TOO WEAK TO STAND. ..

KAHILI, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-10. BRIGADIER S.F. LEGGE, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE SURRENDER COMMISSION, STEPPING ASHORE FROM A LANDING BARGE. HE IS VISITING THE BUIN LIAISON PARTY FROM HEADQUARTERS 2 ..

KAHILI, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-10. SICK JAPANESE SOLDIERS LYING IN ONE OF THEIR HUTS. THE BUIN LIAISON PARTY FROM HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS IS ORGANISING SURRENDER DETAILS IN THE AREA