071729 Accession Number: 071729

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WASU, PAPUA, 1944-03-25. A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY GIVES A LIGHT THROUGH THE WIRE OF THE PRISONER OF WAR COMPOUND TO A JAPANESE PRISONER.

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Accession Number
071729
Photographer
Sergeant Keith Carr Rainsford
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
25 March 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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