The image below is of a memorial plaque in the Manchester Cathedral chapel. It is in the memory of the Manchesters who lost their lives in the Far East in WW2. My query is about the end date (6 September 1945). The start of the Far East conflict is not in doubt (8 December 1941) when the Japanese landed in Thailand and began their advance through Malaya to Singapore and declared war on GB. However, I am not certain about the end date quoted on the memorial:6 September 1945.
The Japanese effectively surrendered on 15 August, signed the surrender document on the USS Missouri on 2 September and signed the Singapore surrender document on 12 September.
Please can someone tell me the significance of the 6 September 1945 to the Manchesters? Thanks