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Photograph 030207/10 Second World War, 1939-1945Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. An Australian soldier holding his rifle is snapped in a happy mood in the jungle near Soputa.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. Two soldiers rest in the shade after a tough hike through the jungle near Soputa.
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. An Australian soldier holding his rifle is snapped in a happy mood in the jungle near Soputa.

Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. A Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Post, market by a banner, set up in a jungle clearing near Soputa.

Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. A soldier is mixing dough for a damper in a jungle cookhouse of an Australian Imperial Force (AIF) unit, while two other soldiers look on.

Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. A happy quintet of Australian Imperial Force (AIF) personnel photographed in the jungle of Papua.

Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. A happy quintet of Australian Imperial Force (AIF) personnel photographed in the jungle of Papua.

Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. Australian Imperial Force (AIF) personnel travelling by jeep through the jungle. A body of native carriers may faintly be seen in the shadows behind the jeep.
