018575 Accession Number: 018575

Description

Wewak, New Guinea. 1945. A machine gun captured from the Japanese is used against them by members of a crew of a light naval craft at Terebu. Able Seaman J. Peprick of Brisbane, Qld, is on the left and Sub-Lieutenant F. J. Waller of Melbourne, Vic, is on the right.

Details

Accession Number
018575
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 018575

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