017177
Photograph 017177 Second World War, 1939-1945Dutch New Guinea. The packed deck of a landing ship, tank (LST), shows the amount of equipment taken along. The craft was on its way to a landing at Toem, a stage in the Wakde operations.
017179 Accession Number: 017179
Description
Dutch New Guinea. Dashing through heavy seas for the shore from the landing ship, tank (LST) vessel, these Allied troops are ready to quickly consolidate the landing at Toem, a stage in the Wakde operations.
Details
Accession Number
017179
Photographer
Acting Corporal Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) Fitzpatrick MBE
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
17 May 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
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