{"id":5618,"date":"2020-09-15T06:26:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T13:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philippineinternment.com\/?p=5618"},"modified":"2020-09-15T06:26:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T13:26:35","slug":"some-photos-from-australian-war-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippineinternment.com\/?p=5618","title":{"rendered":"Australian War Memorial photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, I&#8217;m posting a small collection of photographs from the Australian War Memorial, at Canberra, Australia.  These photos are in no particular order but relate to the Battle of Manila and the liberation of Australian internees in the Philippines.  I am not posting descriptions of these photos, as most of them are self-explanatory.<\/p>\n<p>Click on any of the photos to enlarge, but unfortunately, these are not high-definition photos.  For print quality images, prints, or for commercial uses please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australian War Memorial<\/a>. If you reuse these photos, please reference AWM as the source.<\/p>\n<p>On their website, the AWM also has a feature article on VP Day: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/articles\/blog\/Victory%20in%20the%20Pacific%20-%20The%20Second%20World%20War%20was%20over\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victory in the Pacific,<\/a> and an article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/articles\/blog\/a-battery-of-cameras\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese surrender at Morotai<\/a>, on 9 September 1945.<\/p>\n<p>Please use the <a href=\"https:\/\/philippineinternment.com\/?page_id=3705\">comment form<\/a> if you have any comments, corrections, questions or if you recognize any of the unnamed people in the photos.  <\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-35\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-35\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3868034.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3868034.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. LEGISLATIVE BUILDING, BADLY SHELL DAMAGED. (DONOR: B. COOPER) SEE ALSO P082\/68\/13,14.\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3868034.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3868034.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3965004.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3965004.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. FINANCE BUILDING, EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY ARTILLERY FIRE. (DONOR: B. COOPER; PHOTOGRAPHER: ROXAS ).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3965004.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3965004.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3919756.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3919756.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SANTO TOMAS, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. GENERAL BLAMEY SPEAKING WITH AUSTRALIAN CIVILIAN INTERNEE TOM RICHARDS AT SANTO TOMAS UNIVERSITY INTERNMENT CAMP. AT LEFT IS FRANK BUTTFIELD (DONOR: B. COOPER).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3919756.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3919756.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3921007.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3921007.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SANTO TOMAS, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. SERGEANT MATT LACEY; LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN BLUE CUTLER AND FLYING OFFICER BRUCE COOPER, OF THE 6TH WIRELESS UNIT, RAAF. CUTLER IS HOLDING PAM BUTTFIELD, WHO WAS BORN IN THE SANTO TOMAS UNIVERSITY INTERNMENT CAMP. (DONOR: B. COOPER).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3921007.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3921007.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3981488.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3981488.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. DAMAGED POST OFFICE AND SANTA CRUZ BRIDGE IN THE FOREGROUND. PARTIALLY DEMOLISHED JONES BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND, BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED BY A BAILEY BRIDGE (DONOR: B. COOPER).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3981488.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3981488.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3964153.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3964153.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA CHURCH, RUINED BY BOMBING AND SHELLFIRE. (DONOR: B. COOPER; PHOTOGRAPHER: ROXAS).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3964153.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3964153.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3901674.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3901674.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. FORMER INTERNEES FROM SANTO TOMAS UNIVERSITY INTERNMENT CAMP WITH RAAF PERSONNEL AT NICHOLLS FIELD AIRSTRIP PRIOR TO RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA AFTER LIBERATION. THE CIVILIANS ARE FRANK AND PHYL BUTTFIELD AND THEIR DAUGHTER PAM. RAAF PERSONNEL ARE SERGEANT MATT LACEY (REAR); LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN &quot;BLUE&quot; CUTLER (CENTRE) AND LAC E. GWYTHER (SQUATTING). (DONOR: B. COOPER).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3901674.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3901674.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3973403.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3973403.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. FORMER INTERNEES IN A TRUCK AT NICHOLLS FIELD AIRSTRIP PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR AUSTRALIA AFTER LIBERATION. FROM LEFT, ABE (SURNAME UNKNOWN) AND PAULA PRATT, WHO WERE ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED; MARIE PRESTON HOLDING PAM BUTTFIELD, WHO WAS BORN IN THE SANTO TOMAS UNIVERSITY INTERNMENT CAMP. (DONOR: B. COOPER).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3973403.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3973403.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3960314.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3960314.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY AND QUEZON BOULEVARD, SHOWING AMERICAN TRUCKS IN THE STREET. (DONOR: B. COOPER).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3960314.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3960314.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3962068.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3962068.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. JAPANESE BARRICADES SET UP IN THE STREETS OF MANILA. (DONOR: B. COOPER; PHOTOGRAPHER: ROXAS).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3962068.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3962068.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3986610.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3986610.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. LOURDES CHURCH IN THE WALLED CITY OF MANILA, BADLY DAMAGED BY SHELLFIRE. (DONOR: B. COOPER; PHOTOGRAPHER: ROXAS).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3986610.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3986610.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3780950.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3780950.jpg?resize=300%2C203&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. MANILA CATHEDRAL, IN RUINS. (DONOR: B. COOPER; PHOTOGRAPHER: ROXAS).\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3780950.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3780950.jpg?w=639&amp;ssl=1 639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3938274.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3938274.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. THE ESCOLTA IN MANILA, WITH THE PHILIPPINES NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ON THE LEFT. THIS STREET WAS THE MAIN BUSINESS SECTION OF MANILA. (DONOR: B. COOPER).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3938274.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3938274.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3959962.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3959962.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. A STADIUM FOR JAI ALAI (FILIPINO NATIONAL BALL AND RACQUET GAME). BADLY DAMAGED BY SHELLFIRE. (DONOR: B. COOPER; PHOTOGRAPHER: ROXAS).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3959962.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3959962.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3986609.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3986609.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. SHELL DAMAGED LEGISLATIVE BUILDING (SEE ALSO P82\/68\/07,13). APPROXIMATELY 800 TONS OF SHELLS HIT THIS BUILDING, YET FOUR JAPANESE SOLDIERS SURVIVED THE BARRAGE. CITY HALL IN BACKGROUND. (DONOR: B. COOPER; PHOTOGRAPHER: ROXAS).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3986609.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3986609.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3938272.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3938272.jpg?resize=300%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, 1945. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DAMAGED BY SHELLFIRE. SEE ALSO P082\/68\/20. (DONOR: B. COOPER; PHOTOGRAPHER: ROXAS).\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3938272.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-3938272.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-7539875.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-7539875.jpg?resize=300%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Japanese surrender at Morotai,, 1945, Australian War Memorial\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-7539875.jpg?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AWM-7539875.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/awm-P02018.226-VP-Day.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/awm-P02018.226-VP-Day.jpg?resize=206%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Victory in the Pacific, 1945, Australian War Memorial\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/awm-P02018.226-VP-Day.jpg?resize=206%2C300&amp;ssl=1 206w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philippineinternment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/awm-P02018.226-VP-Day.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-35 from cache -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, I&#8217;m posting a small collection of photographs from the Australian War Memorial, at Canberra, Australia. These photos are in no particular order but relate to the Battle of Manila and the liberation of Australian internees in the Philippines. I am not posting descriptions of these photos, as most of them are self-explanatory. 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