030208/14 Accession Number: 030208/14

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Photograph 030208/15 Second World War, 1939-1945

Soputa, Papua. 22 December 1942. Grave of an unknown native boy in the War Cemetery at Soputa. The grave is marked by a simple rough hewn cross.

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Photograph 030208/11 Second World War, 1939-1945

Soputa, Papua. 22 December 1942. A lone soldier views the Soputa War Cemetery where many Australian war dead are buried. The graves are marked by simple rough hewn crosses.

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Photograph 030208/16 Second World War, 1939-1945

Soputa, Papua. 22 December 1942. The wrapped body of Q135431 Private C. Ruthenberg of the 36th Battalion, AIF in a freshly dug grave, at Soputa War Cemetery.

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Photograph 030208/17 Second World War, 1939-1945

Soputa, Papua. 22 December 1942. Two Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) troops at their rough camp in the jungle.

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Photograph 030208/32 Second World War, 1939-1945

Soputa, Papua. 22 December 1942. An Australian soldier inserts a shell into a 25 pounder, which is well camouflaged by the long kunai grass, in action near Soputa. These guns had been flown in to a ne

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Photograph 030208/31 Second World War, 1939-1945

Soputa, Papua. 22 December 1942. An Australian soldier inserts a shell into a 25 pounder in action near Soputa. These guns had been flown in to a nearby landing strip from the south.