Arthur Solomon - Oral History interview recorded on 01 April 2017 at Rabe, Milne Bay Province

Mr Arthur Solomon was only a child at the age of five years when the war came. His family were living at the Giligili coconut plantation owned by the Lever Brothers where his father used to work as a caretaker of the factory. He tells the story of how the war affected his family.

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