Locals on beach, Akaiami, Aitutaki, Cook Islands, showing palm trees and coconuts in foreground and boats in the lagoon

Locals on beach, Akaiami, Aitutaki, Cook Islands, including sail boat and TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) Flying boat in the distance

Runway, airport, Canton Island; Pan American World Airways, aeroplane, Canton Island, Republic of Kiribati

An unidentified young boy looking for shellfish at low tide, Palmerston Island, Cook Islands

The congregation in the Church of Zion on Palmerston Islet

Interior of the old Church of Zion on Palmerston Islet

Ceremonial drum, Rano Island, Malekula, Vanuatu

Portrait of Second Lieutenant C W Franks reading a magazine, Tontouta Airfield, New Caledonia

NZ troops preparing for commando raid on Nissan Island, New Guinea

Pan American World Airways, embarking passengers, Canton Island, Republic of Kiribati

Soldiers carrying mortars up Mount Tonta, New Caledonia, during a training exercise

Island of Akaiami, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands, shows tourists on the beach and a TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) Flying boat in the lagoon