070008 Accession Number: 070008

Description

The tip of the”Pimple” on Shaggy Ridge, New Guinea. The Command Post of “A” Company, 2/19th Infantry Battalion is on the left. QX6030 Major Frederick Ewen Cameron Loxton (at left), “A” Company Commander, standing, and NX97235 Private John Clement Leo Maher, in the foreground, in one of the many weapon pits in the area. The ridge drops away sharply on both sides. Major Loxton was killed in action in New Guinea on 21 January 1944

Details

Accession Number

070008

Photographer

Captain George Harvey Nicholson

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Date Made

10 January 1944

Place Made

Shaggy Ridge

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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