070229 Accession Number: 070229

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Members of the 58/59th Infantry Battalion sorting newspaper mail at Main Stream, Irie in the upper reaches of the Faria River. Identified personnel from left to right: VX91591 Chaplain John Joseph Blakemore, VX102803 Sergeant Clarence Ernest Hanna, V295643 Corporal James William McConville and VX150169 Private David Crawford Shore.

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Accession Number
070229
Photographer
Lieutenant Norman Bradford Stuckey
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
10 February 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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