Guadalcanal
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Japanese Mission In
I JAPANESE War Graves Mission \ arrived at Honiara on January 26 in the Taisei Maru, to col ct the remains of Japanese war Bad buried near Honiara.
Two shore parties were landed at oniara on January 27 and 28. One irty exhumed remains at Lunga, to le eatward of Honiara; the other irty went to the Poha River, about miles to the west of Honiara, here Japanese forces had buried large number of dead. The bones ;re burned and the ashes placed sacks which were loaded on the lisei Maru for shipment to Japan, ood for the cremations had been ought by the Mission on board b Taisei Maru.
During the vessel’s stay in miara, all shore parties were ac mpanied by a Government officer, d working parties only were ided.
Dn January 29. the day of their parture for Rabaul, the Japanese Id a commemoration service for oanese servicemen who were led in the Solomons..