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| Keywords: Yamada signing a document.jpg Australian War Memorial AWM catalog number 120107 Sourced from http //www awm gov au/database/collection asp Copyright The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear' The photo was taken in 1945 AWM Caption KOEPANG TIMOR 1945-10-03 TIMFORCE LIEUTENANT GENERAL K YAMADA COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE 48TH DIVISION SIGNED AN INSTRUMENT WHICH EFFECTED THE UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES IN THE LESSER SUNDAS EAST OF AND NOT INCLUDING LOMBOK BRIGADIER L G H DYKE CBE DSO COMMANDING AUSTRALIAN FORCES IN TIMOR SIGNS THE SURRENDER DOCUMENT ON BEHALF OF THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K B DAVIS -> This is not Yamada The Australian War Memorial is wrong The AWM is not wrong They state it is Brig Dyke This is the ceremony with Lt Gen Kunitaro Yamada note the present tense for Dyke current picture and the past tense for Yamada historical context Dewobroto <span class signature-talk >talk</span> 05 50 17 March 2010 UTC Post-Work W Wolny Higher resolution versions of this image may be ordered through the AWM Website at www awm gov au PD-Australia Surrender of Japan in Timor Koepang Military people of Japan Yamada K Black and white photographs | ||||
