The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Showing the boat deck and bridge of HMAS Diamantina. The surrender of the Japanese forces in Nauru Island and Ocean Island was signed on her decks.
Depicts an unidentified gunner of Royal Australian Navy, wearing anti-flash battledress, hood, gauntlets and helmet on board HMAS "Diamantina", Nauru Island.
NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-31. CAPTAIN HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON NAURU ISLAND, SURRENDERED TO BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON, COMMANDER 11TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, IN
NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-31. CAPTAIN HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON NAURU ISLAND, SURRENDERED TO BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON, COMMANDER 11TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, IN
NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-31. CAPT HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES IN NAURU ISLAND, SURRENDERED TO BRIG J.R. STEVENSON, COMD 11 INFANTRY BRIGADE, IN A SURRENDER CER
On 13 September 1945, Captain Soeda, Japanese Commander on Nauru and Ocean Islands, surrendered to 2950028 (NX49) Brigadier John Rowlstone Stevenson DSO on board HMAS Diamantina. Immediately following
OCEAN ISLAND. 1945-10-01. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER NAOOMI SUZUKI, COMMANDER JAPANESE FORCES ON OCEAN ISLAND, SURRENDERED TO BRIGADIER J.R. STEVENSON, COMMANDER 11 INFANTRY BRIGADE, IN A SURRENDER CEREMONY
