British Admiralty Navigation Chart - Tokyo to Sendai Baywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, british admiralty navigation chart, navigation chart, tokyo to sendai bay

Refers to the service of British Soldier- Ron Morell..1 )Single sheet of paper. Printing is in black ink. The top section is a facsimile of the actual surrender document, and the bottom 10cms is a brief history WW2 along with the names of signatories - dated 2 September- Tokyo Bay .2) envelope to hold above. Printed in red, white and blue ink. Image of USS Missouri is present.ww2, pow, japanese surrender

Hardback with dust coverAuthor John Winton Publisher Sidgwick & Jackson London: 1978 ISBN: 0 09 135260 6

Brass shell casingTokyo Bay, 1945. Floriart Ambo, Shropshire coat of arms inscribed on case.

Copy of B&W photo of HMAS Hobart in black painted wooden frame.Handwritten in black ink on back of frame "HMAS HOBART TOKYO BAY / 2nd Sept 45 / SIGNING ARMISTICE / Bill Miller"photography - photographs, navy ran, hmas hobart

Copy of Instrument of Surrender of the Japanese Government & Japanese Imperial General Headquarters. Mounted on a white background with black frame, glass front & fawn cardboard backing, sketch of the USS Missouri (BB 63) at bottom.Signed by: “All Representatives & Republics on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2.9.1945” Donation information mounted under copy, “C PARSONS” printed in black texta on back.certificate, surrender, japanese

With the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki destroyed by atomic weapons, the will of the Japanese leadership was tested Emperor Showa of Japan announced his intention to surrender to the Allies unconditionally over public radio on 15 Aug 1945. The date of Japan's formal surrender was 2 Sep 1945, and it took place aboard American battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. There were other surrender ceremonies including that on Sept 6 1945. At 0900 hours, sloop HMS Hart picked up Hitoshi Imamura and Jinichi Kusaka at Kabanga Bay, who would sign the surrender documents aboard HMS Glory at 1127 hours which surrendered 139,000 remaining personnel at Rabaul plus all forces in Australian territory in the South Pacific. The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close. The surrender ceremony at Rabaul, New Britain took place on 6 Sep 1945 aboard the British carrier HMS Glory surrendering 139,000 remaining personnel at Rabaul plus all forces in Australian territory in the South Pacific. Light brown frame with glass, of a black and white photocopy. Script is very ornate and has Japanese lettering at the bottom. Instument of Surrender of Japanese Forces in New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville and adjacent Islands. I the Commander in Chief of the Japanese Imperial Southeastern Army, hereby surrender to the General Officer Commanding First Australian Army all Japanese Armed Forces under my command in accordance with the Instrument of Surrender issued by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and Government and General Order No.1 Military and Naval issued by the Japanese imperial General Headquarters. I will henceforth and until otherwise directed by you or your successor carry out the orders issued by you or your staff on your behalf to the best of my ability and I will take action to ensure that my subordinate commanders carry out the orders issued by your representatives. Commander in Chief Japanese Imperial Southeastern Army. Received on board H.M.S. Glory off Rabaul at 1130 hours sixth day of September 1945. Lieutenant General General Officer Commanding First Australian Army.wwii, world war 2, imperial japanese army, japanese army, surrender, rabaul