The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Members of the crew of light naval craft which took part in the negotiations for the Japanese surrender on Muschu Island, two miles off the New Guinea mainland. Left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) H. Stuart (Sturt?) RANVR, commanding Fairmile Motor Launch ML805; SX4854 Captain John Owen Moulden, Australian Army, of Adelaide, SA, and Lt Ivan Holm, RANVR, of Brisbane, Qld.
Japanese officers board an RAN Fairmile motor launch being interviewed by Australian officers preparatory to the surrender of the Japanese on Muschu Island. Muschu is about two miles off the New Guine
The Japanese Chief of Staff, Senior Captain Noto (right) aboard RAN Fairmile No. 805 in conference with Australian officers during the surrender negotiations off Muschu and Kairiru Islands.
A Fairmile Australian light naval craft flying a white flag in an effort to contact Japanese on island of Muschu, two miles off the coast of New Guinea, to notify them of their Emperor's surrender.
Papua New Guinea. c. 30 August 1945. One of the Japanese envoys in conference with senior Australian officers on board RAN Fairmile 805 during the negotiations which led to the surrender of the Japane
KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-17. REAR-ADMIRAL S. SATO, FORMER JAPANESE NAVAL COMMANDER OF KAIRIRU AND MUSCHU ISLANDS IN THE DINGHY WHICH TOOK HIM TO RAN MOTOR LAUNCH 809 FOR TRANSFER TO MUSCHU
MADANG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-04-30. LIEUTENANT W. SHIPWAY (1), SUB-LIEUTENANT BLACK (2), AND ABLE SEAMAN FERGUSON (3), MAINTAIN WATCH ON THE BRIDGE OF HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 424, A FAIRMILE SUBMARINE CHASER, WH
