017336 Accession Number: 017336

Description

Members of a machine gun crew, Private (Pte) R. G. Morley of Yarram, Vic (left), and V395002 Pte John Robert Barclay of Berrigan, NSW take up positions under cover on Karkar Island. The occupation of this island was accomplished without opposition from the Japanese.

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Accession Number
017336
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 3/8 in
Image: 2 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in
Date Made
22 June 1944.
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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