The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Japanese surrender party, with an Australian escort led by Brigadier J Field, Commander 7th Australian Brigade, moves off from the waterfront at Torokina, Bougainville Island, towards the site for the surrender ceremony. Lieutenant General Masatane Kanda, Commander XVII Japanese Army, is the leading Japanese to the right of the photograph.
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. BRIGADIER J. FIELD, COMMANDER AUSTRALIAN 7TH BRIGADE, WITH AUSTRALIAN AND JAPANESE SERVICE PERSONNEL, ARRIVING AT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY LOCATION AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINV
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. SOME MEMBERS OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER PARTY ON BOARD HMAS DIAMANTINA OFF MOILA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, PRIOR TO BEING TRANSPORTED TO TOROKINA FOR THE SIGNING OF T
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER XVII JAPANESE ARMY, COMING ABOARD HMAS DIAMANTINA OFF MOILA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, TO BE TRANSPORTED TO TOROKINA FOR
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER XVII ARMY, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. LOOKI
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, AND VICE ADMIRAL BARON TOMOSHIGE SAMEJIMA, COMMANDER JAPANESE EIGHTH FLEET, MOVE INTO THE BATTLE ROOM
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-19. JAPANESE BARGE FROM BUIN BAY, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, WITH ENVOY OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, ON BOARD APPROACHES HMAS LITHGOW FOR
