073796 Accession Number: 073796

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From left to right VX84603 Sergeant Brian Osborne, QX6239 Major Ernest George Green and VX143907 Private Ronald Joseph Newman, members of the 37/52nd Infantry Battalion, have a final briefing before going out on patrol on Karkar Island.

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Accession Number
073796
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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