018493 Accession Number: 018493

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But Beach, New Guinea. May 1945. Australian officers at a church service on the beach on the eve of the amphibious operation which resulted in the annihilation of the Japanese on the Wewak Peninsula.

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Accession Number
018493
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
May 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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