016394 Accession Number: 016394

Description

New Guinea. Troops line up at a Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) forward post for instructions and welcome refreshments. They had marched a long distance in tropical heat and humidity en route to a forward position during their advance to Lakona. The soldiers sit and drink from a silver mug made from condensed milk tins.

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Accession Number
016394
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
4 January 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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