094117 Accession Number: 094117

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BUNA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-03 TO 1945-07-04. AT THE BASE OF THIS TREE THE BATTLE HQ 2/9 INFANTRY BATTALION WAS SITUATED. BEING THE TALLEST TREE OF THE AREA THE JAPANESE USED IT AS A TARGET CAUSING CONSIDERABLE CASUALTIES BY DIRECT HITS.

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Accession Number
094117
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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