018578 Accession Number: 018578

Description

Wewak, New Guinea. 1945. Portrait of TX5600 Corporal John Matthew Corbett (who served under the alias Edwin Howard Lukes), 2/10 Commando Squadron, looking like a modern 'Robin Hood' with a bird of paradise feather in his headgear on patrol duty at Brandi Plantation.

Details

Accession Number
018578
Photographer
Terry Gibson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession 018578

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