075006 Accession Number: 075006

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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 SPORTS OVAL. THE OVAL WAS NAMED IN HONOUR OF NC105949 CORPORAL R.C.A. DESLANDES, D COMPANY, 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE CHARGING A JAPANESE GUN POSITION NEAR GUSIKA ON 1943-12-06. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- V125034 PRIVATE A.C. BRIMACOMBE (1) V235639 PRIVATE P. NOLAN (2); VX144516 CORPORAL P. DEAN (3); VX106053 CORPORAL F. TOMLINSON (4); VX106045 SIGNALLER S. SMALL (5).

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Accession Number
075006
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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