The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Guinea. The Japanese left elderly and sick missionaries behind to die when they evacuated Hollandia. While the Japanese were in occupation of the base, the missionaries had to build huts and gardens for the Japanese, when the vegetables were ready for picking, the missionaries were moved to another area to perform the same tasks again. They had six moves in all. Their reaction in being liberated was one of complete bewilderment. Identified: Sister Ottonia (top left hand); Father Schmidt; Brother Modestus (lying at back); Brother Isidore.
Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. Missionaries, rescued by the Allied forces after the capture of Hollandia, enjoy a wholesome meal. Left to right: Father Hempelmann; Father Schmidt (back to camera); Broth
RAMALE MISSION, KOKOPO AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-16. GROUP OF MISSIONARIES OF ALL NATIONALITIES AT RAMALE MISSION. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF A GROUP OF 158 WHITE INTERNEES WHO WERE LIBERATED WHEN TROOPS OF
Ramale Mission, Kokopo Area, New Britain. View looking down on the Mission, the home of 300 internees, mostly Roman Catholic Missionaries, since 1944-46. Following the surrender of the Japanese the in
New Guinea. German and US nuns and brothers who were rescued by the Allies after the capture of Hollandia. During Japanese occupation the nuns were often beaten and made to work hard. One nun who aske
RAMALE MISSION, KOKOPO AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-16. VIEW LOOKING DOWN ON THE MISSION, THE HOME OF 158 INTERNEES, MOSTLY ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES, SINCE 1944-06. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAP
NEW GUINEA. THIS JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR (POW) WAS LEFT BEHIND BY HIS COMRADES TO DIE WHEN THEY EVACUATED THE SANGA RIVER AREA. HE WAS TOO WEAK TO KEEP UP WITH THE RETREATING ARMY. AT REAR HEADQUARTE
