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MADANG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-04-30. PERSONNEL FROM HMA MOTOR LAUNCHES 816 AND 424, ABOARD HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 424 ARGUING IN FRIENDLY FASHION THE LENGTH OF A PIECE OF BRIGHTLY COLOURED JAPANESE CLOTH WHILE EXCHANGING THE MATERIAL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- S6452 ABLE SEAMAN A. G. WARNE (1); B3054 ABLE SEAMAN H. KERNOVSKE (2); LEADING SEAMAN JORDAN (3); STOKER MCARTHUR (4); SIGNALLER SILVER (5); SSTOKER BREMNER (7).
MADANG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-04-30. PERSONNEL FROM HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 816 AND 242 ABOARD HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 424 EXCHANGING BRIGHTLY COLOURED JAPANESE CLOTH FOUND AT MADANG. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- ABLE SEA
MADANG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-04-30. RAN SAILORS PIPING VALUABLE HIGH OCTANE AVIATION SPIRIT ABANDONED BY THE JAPANESE AT MADANG AIRFIELD INTO HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 424. THE PETROL HAS BEEN FOUND SUITABLE FOR U
MADANG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-04-30. LIEUTENANT W. SHIPWAY (1), SUB-LIEUTENANT BLACK (2), AND ABLE SEAMAN FERGUSON (3), MAINTAIN WATCH ON THE BRIDGE OF HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 424, A FAIRMILE SUBMARINE CHASER, WH
KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. ABLE SEAMAN A LEECH (1), USES A BUCKET FILLED WITH SEA WATER TO COOL THE BARREL OF A 2 POUNDER GUN ABOARD HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 431. HMA MOTOR LAUNCHES HAVE BEEN ENGA
ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-30. B3054 ABLE SEAMAN H. KERNOVSKE (2), COILS A ROPE ABOARD HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 816 WATCHED BY ABLE SEAMAN MORETON (1), WHO IS SITTING ON FLOATS ALONGSIDE THE INSIGNIA. L
Pair of shoulder boards with the gold woven cotton lace rank insignia sewn to a black wool cloth backing. The insignia shows the 'wavy' pattern of a lieutenant in the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer
