074979 Accession Number: 074979

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NAGADA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-26. AN AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL MATCH IN PROGRESS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION DURING THE SPORTS MEETING TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE NEW DESLANDES SPORT OVAL. THE OVAL WAS NAMED IN HONOUR OF VX105949 CORPORAL R.C.A. DESLANDES, D COMPANY, 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE CHARGING A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN POST NEAR GUSIKA ON 1943-12-06. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX144410 SERGEANT A. HART (1); VVX106053 CORPORAL F. TOMLINSON (2); VX140375 PRIVATE L. STONE (3); VX105974 SERGEANT L. HICKMAN (4); PRIVATE D. BOURKE (5); PRIVATE C. TURNER (6).

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Accession Number
074979
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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