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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 SPORTS MEETING TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE NEW DESLANDES SPORTS 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 GUN POSITION NEAR GUSIKA ON 1943-12-06. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX144423 LANCE CORPORAL T.C. COUSINS (1); VX144406 PRIVATE J.C. WRIGHT (2); V39980 PRIVATE C.A. WILSON (3).
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 IN
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
