074986 Accession Number: 074986

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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-05. VX44 COLONEL T.P. COOK CBE ED, COMMANDING, MORESBY BASE SUB AREA, LAYING HIS WREATH DURING THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF THE BOMANA WAR CEMETERY. THE OFFICIAL PARTY IS:- MAJOR GENERAL B.M. MORRIS DSO, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT (ANGAU) (1); COLONEL LEWIS, COMMANIDNG, UNITED STATES BASE DIVISION (2); LIEUTENANT COMMANDER L.E.C. HINCHCLIFFE RAN (3); NX162370 CHAPLAIN S.G. CLAUGHTON, PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS (4); 251559 SQUADRON LEADER R. GREY-SMITH RAAF (5); NX70512 SENIOR CHAPLAIN H.J. REID, ROMAN CATHOLIC (6); NFX119266 SISTER H.B. WRAY, 128TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (128AGH) (7); WX38531 CHAPLAIN A.H. TASSEIL, CHURCH OF ENGLAND (8); LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PICKNEY, US NAVY (9); MAJOR JOHNSTON, US ARMY AIR CORPS (10); LIEUTENANT DILLETSON, WOMEN'S AUXILIARY ARMY COPRS (USA) (11); WX40 BRIGADIER D.M. CLELAND MBE, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMAND, ANGAU AND CHAIRMAN OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA PRODUCTION BOARD (12); VX1163 LIEUTENANT F.A. FRANKLIN, AIDE-DE-CAMP TO MAJOR GENERAL B.M. MORRIS (13).

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Accession Number
074986
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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