060572 Accession Number: 060572

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SATTELBERG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-15. A VICKERS GUN, MANNED BY TROOPS OF HEADQUARTRS COMPANY, 2/24TH. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, FIRING ON JAPANESE POSITIONS FROM THE JEVEVANENG AREA. THIS AREA WAS THE SCENE OF VERY HEAVY FIGHTING AND IS WHERE THE 2/17TH. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ANDLK THE 20TH. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE WERE CUT OFF FROM THE MAIN FORCES FOR SOME DAYS. SHOWN ARE: NX36197. LANCE CORPORAL R. J. RODEN. (1) QX64008. LIEUTENANT COLONEL A. B. GILLESPIE. (2) QX32790. PRIVATE W. C. JARRETT. (3) VX39249. LIEUTENANT K. M. SCHRADER. (4) VX58982. CORPORAL J. MALONE. (5) VX41744. PRIVATE A. WESTBURY. (6)

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Accession Number
060572
Photographer
Lieutenant Robert John Buchanan
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
15 November 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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