Collection PHOTO 149 - Monuments related to war and the Free French movement in the Pacific

Grave of the unknown soldier at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra Grave of the unknown soldier at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra Grave of the unknown soldier at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra Commemorative plaque in memory of the 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion (1939 – 1946) at the Au... Commemorative plaque in memory of the 18th Brigade, 7th Division, Canberra American gun on the island of Bora Bora, French Polynesia American gun on the island of Bora Bora, French Polynesia Commemorative plaque in memory of the Seabees (Construction Battalions) who landed in Bora Bora w... Bora Bora’s port of commerce, built by the American military during World War Two Bora Bora’s port of commerce (foreground) and its pass between the inner lagoon and the high sea,...
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AU PMB PHOTO 149

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Monuments related to war and the Free French movement in the Pacific

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  • 2019 - 2023 (Creation)

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102 digital jpeg files

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(1997-)

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Yacine Benhalima is French-Moroccan of Tahitian descent. He is a PhD candidate in history at the University of French Polynesia and Victoria University of Wellington. His current research focuses on the Free French in the Pacific during the Second World War, with an emphasis on Tahiti and French Polynesia. He graduated with a double BA in history and modern literature from Paris-Est Créteil University in 2018 and with a Masters in history from École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in 2020, writing a master’s thesis on the Pacific Battalion which was later published (Le Bataillon du Pacifique 1940-1946, L’Harmattan, 2021).

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This collection of 102 born digital photographs was taken by French-Moroccan historian, Yacine Benhalima, during the course his PhD field research into the Free French (France Libre) movement during the Second World War, particularly in the French Pacific territories of French Polynesia (Tahiti) and New Caledonia. The images depict commemorative monuments to leader of the Free French or France libre movement, General Charles de Gaulle, and others who served in defense of France, particularly in World War Two. It also depicts other sites of significance and commemoration to the first and second world wars in the Pacific, and in France, the United States of America (Hawaii) and Australia.

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As arranged by Yacine Benhalima

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Person: Yacine Benhalima
Address: Wellington
Country: New Zealand

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Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php

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Captions supplied by Yacine Benhalima

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Keywords: World War Two, World War 2, World War II, WWII, WW2, W.W.II, W.W.2, Second World War, 2nd World War, Pacific War

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Keywords: World War One, World War 1, World War I, WWI, WW1, W.W.I, W.W.1, First World War, 1st World War

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Uploaded by Kari James 3 August 2024.

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