ONLINE ONLY ESTATE COLLECTABLE AUCTION
Thursday, 15 - Monday, 19 May 2025
VINTAGE PHOTO 'FANNING ISLAND WW11 NZEF OCCUATION 1941-42' 300 x 240mm
Realised: $30 plus premium
Lot Details
At the outbreak of the Pacific War with Japan, New Zealand had garrison forces on Fanning Island (part of modern Kiribati) and in Fiji, and there were over 50 coastwatching stations spread between Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the Phoenix Islands, Tokelau, and Fanning Island.
