014585
Photograph 014585 Second World War, 1939-1945NEW GUINEA. PAUL MEA, A PAPUAN SCHOOLBOY WITH HIS COMMONWEALTH MEDAL. PAUL RESCUED TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS FROM A FLOODED RIVER IN NEW GUINEA. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).
014581 Accession Number: 014581
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NEW GUINEA. THE RESCUE OF TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS FROM A FLOODED RIVER IN NEW GUINEA EARNED THE COMMONWEALTH MEDAL FOR LOYAL SERVICE TO PAUL MEA, A PAPUAN SCHOOLBOY. HERE PAUL IS BEING PRESENTED WITH THE MEDAL BY MAJOR GENERAL B. MORRIS, NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).
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Accession Number
014581
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
5 April 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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