057503 Accession Number: 057503

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KAIAPIT, NEW GUINEA, 1943-09-22. VX67599 SERGEANT A.L. MILLER OF THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY, IN A JAPANESE BUNKER. HE CLEARED THESE BUNKERS WITH GRENADES, KILLING AT LEAST 3 JAPANESE SOLDIERS.

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Accession Number
057503
Photographer
Lieutenant Norman Bradford Stuckey
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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