P02497.024 Accession Number: P02497.024

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Rabaul, New Britain. c. 1946. Informal portrait of Lieutenant General Sakamoto Sueo, Rabaul who was tried for war crimes. Lt Gen Sakamoto came to Rabaul in December 1942 and was in charge of shipping while with the No. 4 Shipping Headquarters unit. From July 1944 he commanded the 39 Brigade Independent Mixed Unit, which appointment he held until the end of the war. (Donor M. Williams)

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Accession Number
P02497.024
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1946
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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