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Photograph 117299 Second World War, 1939-1945Nauru Island. 16 September 1945. Private Corfield, 31/51st Infantry Battalion makes friends with a young Nauruan girl soon after the unit had taken over the island from the Japanese.
117264 Accession Number: 117264
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A NAURUAN NATIVE WITH EQUIPMENT WHICH HE HAS SOUVENIRED FROM THE JAPANESE ARMY HEADQUARTERS SOON AFTER PERSONNEL OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED THE ISLAND.
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117264
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Support: Nitrate
Format: 3x4"
Format: 3x4"
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