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Four of five Catholic nuns coming ashore from a landing barge after they were released by the Japanese during a surrender ceremony at Fangalawa Bay. The nuns, Sisters M Brigitta, M Aquilina, M Arkadia, M Gustava and M Aggesta were taken prisoner along with Father Gerard Peekel when the Japanese stormed the Lamekot Catholic Mission on 25 January 1942. They were in Lakuramau camp until their release.
Father Gerard Peekel being assisted from a landing barge after being released by the Japanese during a surrender ceremony at Fangalawa Bay. Father Peekel along with five nuns, Sisters M Brigitta, M Aq
Father Gerard Peekel, a Catholic priest and five nuns, Sisters M Brigitta, M Aquilina, M Arkadia, M Gustava and M Aggesta on board HMAS Swan en route to Rabaul. They were taken prisoner of war (POW) b
RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. SISTER M.M. WILSON (1) AND SISTER F.E. HENRY (2), STANDING IN FRONT OF THEIR TENT INSIDE A SPECIAL AREA AT 4 FIELD AMBULANCE. THE NURSING SISTERS WERE FLOWN TO RA
RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. SISTER M.M. WILSON (1) AND SISTER F.E. HENRY (2), STANDING IN FRONT OF THEIR TENT INSIDE A SPECIAL AREA AT 4 FIELD AMBULANCE. THE NURSING SISTERS WERE FLOWN TO RA
Port Moresby, New Guinea. Two missionaries, Father K. Laumann (Germany), Father A. Cruysberg (Holland) and Brother A. Wiedmann (Germany) after their arrival in Port Moresby. Together with five nuns th
RAN and USN personnel rounding up Japanese prisoners during the surrender of the Japanese Naval Base, Yokosuka. They are bringing the prisoners ashore in an American landing barge. Note the numbers on
