018542
Photograph 018542 Second World War, 1939-1945Wewak, New Guinea. 24 May 1945. Private W. Clifford of Berisfield, via Newcastle, NSW, a member of a Vickers machine gun crew on Sandy Beach perimeter checks his Owen gun.
018526 Accession Number: 018526
Description
Wewak Area, New Guinea. 24 May 1945. Trooper (Tpr) W. E. Jones of Summer Hill, NSW (right), Tpr J. W. Brown of Dromana, Vic, and Corporal J. A. Lord of Sydney, NSW, display machine gun ammunition straps captured from the Japanese at Sandy Beach. Note the hand grenade attached to Tpr Brown's belt and the Owen sub machine guns carried by Jones and Lord.
Details
Accession Number
018526
Photographer
Terry Gibson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
24 May 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
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