013252 Accession Number: 013252

Description

ARMY UNITS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA HAVE FEATURED LARGELY IN THE STORY OF AUSTRALIA'S PART PLAYED ON THE WORLD'S BATTLEFIELDS. SHOWN JUST BEFORE GOING INTO ACTION IS PRIVATE MOREY, A WESTRALIAN, SERVING WITH THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN NEW GUINEA. (PHOTOGRAPHER DAMIEN PARER).

Details

Accession Number

013252

Photographer

War Correspondent and Photographer Damien Peter Parer MID

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate

Measurement

Overall: 4 1/8 in x 3 3/16 in
Image: 3 15/16 in x 2 15/16 in

Date Made

c September 1942

Place Made

New Guinea

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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