075037 Accession Number: 075037

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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-09. TROOPS OF THE 20TH FIELD COMPANY, DIGGING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A NEW BRIDGE TO REPLACE THE ONE WHICH WAS WASHED AWAY DURING THE RECENT HEAVY FLOODS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX61440 SAPPER R.E. MCPHILLIPS (1); VX130608 SAPPER R.W. GILBERT (2); VX130528 SAPPER M.G. GREEN (3); VX132605 CORPORAL A. WELCH (4); VX134755 SAPPER L.C. DAWSON (5); V143253 SAPPER R.J. DONOVAN (6); VX118625 LANCE CORPORAL F.W. ACKLAND (7).

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Accession Number
075037
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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