096914
Photograph 096914 Second World War, 1939-1945KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. FOUR VICTIMS OF SPIROCHETAL DISEASE AT THE INDIAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. THE MEN WERE LIBERATED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER.
096917 Accession Number: 096917
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KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. INDIAN TROOPS PLACE THEIR FIRST QUARTER GUARD SINCE PEACE AT THE INDIAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. ALTHOUGH THEY HAD ONLY STICKS AS WEAPONS THIS GUARD WAS SMARTLY TURNED OUT AND A CREDIT TO ANY ARMY. THE MEN WERE LIBERATED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER.
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096917
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