070007 Accession Number: 070007

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QX7442 Private Gerard Patrick Ferris Knyvett (at left) and QX3968 Lieutenant John Albert Martin, both of “A” Company, 2/9th Infantry Battalion are reading in their weapon pit on the summit of the “Pimple”, Shaggy Ridge, New Guinea.

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Accession Number
070007
Photographer
Captain George Harvey Nicholson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
10 January 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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