061709 Accession Number: 061709

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WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. AS THE FLAG OF THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WAS BEING HOISTED, A SALVATION ARMY OFFICER WAS PUTTING UP HIS SIGN, AFTER HAVING FOLLOWED THE BATTALION RIGHT THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX20937 PRIVATE (PTE) R. HELM (1); VX63753 PTE N. M. O'DONNELL (2); B278 CAPTAIN S. S. MORTON (4); SX30792 PTE K. R. PASCOE (7); VX64395 PTE W. G. MULLER (9); VX43788 PTE W. P. ZAMPATTI (10); VX42837 PTE A. L. WILLIAMS (13); VX46698 PTE C. E. MOORE (16); VX19078 PTE J. G. BROSNAN (17); VX42527 SERGEANT R. T. HAND (18); VX29234 CORPORAL E. J. RUFFIN (21); TX4599 PTE C. MORGAN (32).

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Accession Number
061709
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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