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Garoka, New Guinea, 1945. Squatting on the ground, Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Arthur Howard RAAF talks with some native Papuan porters and a child (centre). The man (left) has a gunny-sack on his back and is pointing out something in the distance to Wg Cdr Howard. The Papuan (right) is holding Wg Cdr Howard's movie camera, while his case rests on the ground at rear (right). Some bows and arrows lie on the ground at the feet of the Papuans who are wearing ornaments of various kinds, including headdresses, armbands and strings of shell earrings and necklaces. The two men (right) and the child are all smoking cigarettes.
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945. Informal outdoors portrait of Wing Commander Arthur Howard RAAF, with native Papuan porters. The Papuans are wearing head and neck ornaments of various kinds, including strin
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945. Dressed in ceremonial costume, a group of native Papuans performs a traditional dance and 'sing-sing' in their village. The man at centre is carrying a large cult or totem fi
Scotland. 1944-01-08. The wedding of Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) J. N. Davenport DFC of Sydney NSW and Miss Sheila McDavid of Ardrossan, Scotland took place at St Cuthbert's Church, Saltcoats, Ayrshire. T
Arakan, Burma. c. 1945. Back with his RAF Mosquito aircraft squadron which he commands on the Arakan front, Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) A. E. Saunders, the man who was first into Rangoon, shows his ground
Ayrshire, Scotland. 1944-01-08. The wedding of Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) J. N. Davenport DFC of Sydney NSW and Miss Sheila McDavid of Ardrossan, Scotland took place at St Cuthbert's Church, Saltcoats, A
Europe. 1945-05-03. On the Continent, England's best known fighter ace Group Captain "Johnny" Johnson DSO and 2 Bars DFC and Bar, with his dog (left), and Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) E. P. Wells DSO DFC a
