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NAGADA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-26. THE CAPTAIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION TALKING TO HIS MEN AT HALFTIME DURING THEIR MATCH AGAINST A TEAM FROM THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION AT THE SPORTS CARNIVAL FOR THE OPENING OF THE DESLANDES SPORTS OVAL. THIS 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 1943-07-06. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX144403 SERGEANT A.J. MCDONALD (1); VX132274 CORPORAL J.M. JONES (2); VX135553 SERGEANT C. WOODS (3); VX106053 CORPORAL F. TOMLINSON (4); VX140375 PRIVATE L. STONE (5); VX138468 CORPORAL W. RANSON (6); VX106045 SIGNALLER S. SMALL (7); VX118776 PRIVATE H. HEARD (8); VX144516 CORPORAL P. DEAN (9); V39980 PRIVATE C.A. WILSON (10); V235639 PRIVATE P. NOLAN (11).
NAGADA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-26. A SECTION OF THE CROWD WATCHING AN AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION DURING THE SPORT
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 CELEBRA
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 CELEBRA
NAGADA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-26. A GROUP OF VICTORIAN AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN THE MATCH BETWEEN THE TEAMS FROM THE 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION
NAGADA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-26. AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL TEAMS OF THE 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION LINED UP BEFORE THEIR MATCH ON THE DESLANDES SPORTS OVAL. THIS OVAL
WAREO, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-20. MEMBERS OF THE 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND WRITING LETTERS DURING A PAUSE IN STRENUOUS TRAINING. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX143697 PRIVATE R.D. RI
