018525
Photograph 018525 Second World War, 1939-1945Wewak Area, New Guinea. 24 May 1945. Members of Australian commando unit with a Japanese woodpecker machine gun captured by them at Dove Creek.
018539 Accession Number: 018539
Description
Wewak, New Guinea. 24 May 1945. Gunner G. Muir of Stanthorpe, Qld, behind a heavy woodpecker machine gun which he captured from the enemy. Two other soldiers walk past behind him.
Details
Accession Number
018539
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
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