OG3462 Accession Number: OG3462

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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-08-27. 80 GROUP CAPTAIN DIXIE ROBISON CHAPMAN OF ADELAIDE, SA, WHO REPRESENTED THE RAAF AT THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL KANDA, COMMANDING THE JAPANESE FORCES ON BOUGAINVILLE, TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL S. G. SAVIGE. A PERMANENT AIR FORCE OFFICER WHO SERVED IN SYRIA AND THE DESERT CAMPAIGNS, AT ONE TIME HE COMMANDED THE RAAF STATION AT GERALDTON, WA. HE IS SEEN LEAVING THE "WAR ROOM" OF 2 CORPS WHERE THE SURRENDER TOOK PLACE.

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Accession Number
OG3462
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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