056246 Accession Number: 056246

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REINHOLD HIGHWAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-08-25. THE FIRST TWO JEEPS TO TRAVERSE THE NEWLY COMPLETED 68 MILE MILITARY ROAD, LEAVING EDIE CREEK FOR BULLDOG ON THE RETURN TRIP. THIS 68 MILE HIGHWAY WAS COMPLETED IN UNDER EIGHT MONTHS. SHOWN ARE:- CORPORAL (CPL) J. E. MURPHY (1); SERGEANT P. C. SERTORI (2); CPL A. T. GIETZELT (3); QX34507 LIEUTENANT COLONEL W. J. REINHOLD OBE, MC, (4); QX36572 CAPTAIN A. C. BEER (5); NX8734 MAJOR J. W. MAYNES MM (6); NX3046 CAPTAIN L. J. TINKER (8); UNKNOWN (7); CPL E. C. WALLIS (9).

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Accession Number
056246
Photographer
Lieutenant Robert John Buchanan
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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