096720 Accession Number: 096720

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WEWAK AIRSTRIP, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-20. AN ADVANCE PARTY FROM 18 JAPANESE ARMY ARRIVING BY PLANE AT HQ 6 DIVISION, FROM HAYFIELD. THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO ESTABLISH A CAMP FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE REMAINDER OF JAPANESE FORCES STILL ON NEW GUINEA MAINLAND. THE PARTY CONSISTED OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL K. YOSHIWARA, MAJOR-GENERAL HIROSE, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SHIBASAKI, A SENIOR STAFF OFFICER, MINOR OFFICERS AND A PARTY OF 15 PRIVATES. THEY WERE MET BY STAFF OFFICERS OF 6 DIVISION.

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096720
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Photograph
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Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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