Description
Major General Uno, Imperial Japanese Army, Commanding the Japanese Forces in the area, lays his sword at the feet of NX349 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Ewan Murray Robson, Commanding Officer, 2/31 Infantry Battalion during the Japanese surrender ceremony on the local sports ground. Also identified is Warrant Officer Class 2 Arthur Pappadopoulos, Interpreter with the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS), GHQ beside Robson and on the extreme left, behind Lt Col Robson is Warrant Officer Class 1 George Hawkins.
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Photographer
Robert Eric Donaldson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
17 September 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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