Description
Len Siffleet and his fiancee Clarice Lane on a day's outing. On 24 October 1943, NX143314 Sergeant (Sgt) Leonard George (Len) Siffleet, along with his two Ambonese companions, was executed by order of Japanese Vice Admiral Kamada, who was in command of the Japanese fleet at Aitape, for his role as a wireless operator in a commando operation in Japanese occupied New Guinea. Sgt Siffleet was a member of the M Special Unit of the Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD).
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Accession Number
P02547.005
Photographer
Leicagraph Pty Ltd
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Credit Line
Donor P Stewart
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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