017337 Accession Number: 017337

Description

Members of a machine gun crew take up positions under cover on Karkar Island. Left to right: VX132393 (V41349) Private (Pte) Rupert George Morley of Yarram, Vic; V395002 Pte John Robert Barclay of Berrigan, NSW; Pte J. E. Fry of Flowerdale, Vic; Pte H. J. Condon of Hawthorn, Vic. The occupation of this island was accomplished without opposition from the Japanese.

Details

Accession Number
017337
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 1/2 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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