118033 Accession Number: 118033

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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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Accession Number
118033
Photographer
Robert Eric Donaldson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
17 September 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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