058647 Accession Number: 058647

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DUMPU, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-05. TROOPS OF THE NO. 17 PLATOON, "D" COMPANY, 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, DRESSED IN NATIVE SARONGS FOUND IN DUMPU VILLAGE, AFTER THE JAPANESE HAD FLED. THESE MEN ARE WORKING ON A NEW AIRSTRIP AT DUMPU. LEFT TO RIGHT:- VX67453 LANCE CORPORAL FIVERN; NX116881 PRIVATE WILLIAMS; VX70702 PRIVATE GRAMBAU; WX7946 PRIVATE BURR; NX18984 PRIVATE JOHNSTON; QX38277 PRIVATE SHARPE.

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Accession Number

058647

Photographer

Lieutenant Norman Bradford Stuckey

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Photograph

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Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

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Whole

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1

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Copyright expired - public domain

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