P02385.001 Accession Number: P02385.001

Description

Kokopo, New Britain. 1918-01. The front of the building used as a hospital by the 3rd Battalion, the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary force (AN&MEF), which was otherwise known as the 'Tropical Force'. The building was formerly Government House when Kokopo, under its previous name of Herbertshohe, was the capital of German New Guinea. (Donor L.S. Hughes) (Original postcard print housed in AWM Archive Store)

Details

Accession Number
P02385.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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