070279 Accession Number: 070279

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Members of No 11 Platoon, “B” Company, 57/60th Infantry Battalion. During the Australian attack from Orgoruna to Mateloi they were cut off from the main body of the Battalion. The personnel are: VX87475 Private (Pte) William John Sanders, VX139803 Pte Jack Ball, Pte R. Kelly, NX152725 Pte George Leonard Tagg, N286284 Pte Ronald Spruce, V121051 Pte Frederick Stewart Heron, VX81108 Lieutenant Peter Burton Nink, VX136492 Pte Leslie Alfred Watson, VX108714 Lance Corporal Charles Patrick Roberts, Pte N. D. G. Thompson, V121060 Pte Alexander Lindsay, VX108676 Pte Norman Caldwell Dawson, VX108687 Pte Thomas Gulley (Killed in action, Bouganville, 18 May 1945).

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Accession Number
070279
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 February 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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