070009 Accession Number: 070009

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VX120804 Sergeant Thomas Henry Clarke of “A” Company, 2/9th Infantry Battalion writes a message in his dugout on the “Pimple”, Shaggy Ridge, New Guinea. Sergeant Clarke was killed in action in New Guinea on 21 January 1944.

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Accession Number
070009
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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