P02257.013 Accession Number: P02257.013

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Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. Stark naked except for a pair of boots, 82586 Flying Officer Allen Robert Griffiths (right), Administrative and Special Duties (A&SD) Intelligence, Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), tends zinnias he has raised in a neat garden outside his tent at NORCOM Headquarters. Flight Lieutenant Jim Hodges stands bare to the waist (left). Because of the heat, many RAAF members took to leaving their clothes off when they were off duty.

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Accession Number
P02257.013
Photographer
Allen Griffiths
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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