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KELANOA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-04. OFFICERS AND NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS FROM "A" COMPANY, 1ST PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION. THE TOTAL COMPANY IS COMPOSED OF 5 OFFICERS, 15 EUROPEAN SERGEANTS, AND 120 NATIVES. THE OFFICER COMMANDING "A" COMPANY IS CAPTAIN E.P. HITCHCOCK, MC, DCM, A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR I. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: NX18823 SERGEANT A.H. GIBBETT (1); NX5166 SERGEANT J. CONNORS (2); NX24780 SERGEANT P.J. NOONAN (3); NX25554 LIEUTENANT E.C. VICKERY, SECOND IN CHARGE, (4); VP4008 LIEUTENANT G.L. SMITH (5); NX78160 SERGEANT T.J. TOWNS (6); NX113236 SERGEANT W.J. MEEHAN (7); NX23901 SERGEANT J.F. STONE (8).
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Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 3/16 in x 4 3/8 in
Image: 2 15/16 in x 3 15/16 in
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Copyright expired - public domain
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