P01860.009 Accession Number: P01860.009

Description

Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, 1944. Three members of Detachment, 5 Field Survey Company, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), standing on an infantry foot bridge built out of jungle timbers. Left to right: P. Moes; Lieutenant Douglas N. Fergusson, Officer Commanding the Detachment; L. Duffy.

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Accession Number
P01860.009
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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