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Australian party waiting to sign surrender documents. [SRG 435/5/407] • Photograph

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Summary

Australian officers, including Major General H.C.H. Robertson and NX9159 Major Douglas S. Burrows, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, 6th Division, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese officers to accept the unconditional surrender from the Japanese and sign the surrender documents at Cape Wom, New Guinea. Australian troops stand to attention in the background.

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Physical description

Photograph (black and white), 7.1 x 12.7 cm.

Dates / Publication details

13 September 1945

Collection

Part of RSL Collection

Subject

Robertson, Horace, Sir, 1894-1960
World War, 1939-1945 -- Treaties
World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace
World War 1939-1945 -- New Guinea
Capitulations, Military

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Digitisation information

Date

23/06/2015

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,226 x 3,561 pixels (22.2 MP)

Size

66.54 MB

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