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YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18/17. MEMBERS OF THE 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON DISPLAYING A 9 FOOT CROCODILE. THEY HAVE BEEN SHOOTING CROCODILES FROM THE CANOPY OF A LANDING CRAFT WHICH IS TRAVELLING UP THE ST. JOSEF'S RIVER INTO MEKEO COUNTRY TO PURCHASE FRUIT FROM THE NATIVES FOR THE ARMY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL G. JONES (1); CORPORAL R.J. PLAYER (2); PRIVATE C. MORTON (3); PRIVATE LOWE (4)
YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-17/18. SERGEANT BROADHURST, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (1), INDICATES MOVEMENT ON THE BANK TO MEMBERS OF THE 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLANTOON, WHO ARE SE
Yule Island, New Guinea. c. 1944-05-15. Members of 1 Marine Food Supply Platoon after a fruit gathering expedition loading bananas aboard their vessel for delivery to hospitals and casualty clearing s
YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-17/18. PRIVATE MORTON, 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON (1), WITH AN INTERPRETER PURCHASING BUNCHES OF BANANAS FROM THE NATIVES. THE CURRENT TRADING RATE IS A TIN OF ARM
Yule Island, New Guinea. c. 1944-05-15. Private W. Tibbett, shipwright, 1 Marine Food Supply Platoon (left) and George English, known as "boss-boy" building a 20 foot Seine fishing boat.
Yule Island, New Guinea. c. 1944-05-15. Members of 1 Marine Food Supply Platoon working on a dinghy at the unit HQ. Left to right: Private (Pte) Morton; Pte Tibbetts; Pte Banard; George English; Pte H
YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-20/11. PRIVATE HARGREAVES, 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON (1), SCANNING THE WATER FROM THE DINGHY FOR A LIKELY SPOT TO TRAWL THE NET.
