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AT SEA, OFF TIMOR. 1945-09-11. THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES IN THE TIMOR AREA WAS ACCEPTED BY BRIGADIER L. G. H. DYKE, COMMANDING TIMFORCE, ON BOARD THE RAN SLOOP, HMAS MORESBY. SHOWN LIEUTENANT-COLONEL T. W. BARTLEY, COMMANDING OFFICER 12/40TH INFANTRY BATTALION, CAPTAIN A. G. WINCER, ADJUTANT, 12/40TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND CAPT FRINTZ CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY VESSEL, THE VAN DER BOSCH, STANDING ON THE DECK OF A MOTOR LAUNCH BESIDE HMAS MORESBY WAITING FOR THE JAPANESE ENVOYS TO ARRIVE FOR THE SURRENDER CEREMONY.
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