014804 Accession Number: 014804

Description

NEW GUINEA. MILNE BAY. THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED IN MEMORY OF OFFICERS AND MEN WHO DIED DEFENDING TURNBULL FIELD. THE SIGN ON THE MONUMENT READS. "THIS MARKS THE WESTERN-MOST POINT OF THE JAP ADVANCE AUG - SEP 42. 86 UNKNOWN JAP MARINES LIE BURIED HERE." (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).

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Accession Number
014804
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
7 May1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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