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POTSDAM, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-03. A MEDICAL ORDERLY OF THE 2/15TH FIELD AMBULANCE HANDING OUT SLICES OF PAW-PAW TO PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL. THIS FRUIT WAS OBTAINED BY MEMBERS OF THE 4TH SEA AMBULANCE TRANSPORT COMPANY BY BARTERING BULLY BEEF AND BISCUITS WITH THE NATIVES OF MANAM ISLAND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QX27267 PRIVATE A.W. GRAY, 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION (1); SX11510 GUNNER J.F. WALTER (2); VX73829 PRIVATE R.R. REDFERN (3).
MANAM ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-03. CREW MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL LAUNCH, AM1568 OF THE 4TH SEA AMBULANCE TRANSPORT COMPANY ROWING A DIGHY LOAD OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES OUT TO THEIR LAUNCH, AFTER
MANAM ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-03. ISLAND NATIVES ENGAGED IN TRADING FRUITT AND VEGETABLES FOR BULLY BEEF AND BISCUITS WITH THE CRW MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL LAUNCH AM1568 OF THE 4TH SEA AMBULANCE TRA
MANAM ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-03. NATIVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN BRINGING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES DOWN TO THE ISLAND BEACH TO TRADE THEM FOR BULLY BEEF AND BISCUITS WITH THE CREW OF THE MEDICAL LAUNCH. A1
HANSA BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-07. PERSONNEL OF HEADQUARTERS, B COMPANY, 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION TRADING BULLY BEEF AND BISCUITS FOR FRESH FRUIT WITH NATIVES IN THE BOROI RIVER AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSON
DUGUMUR, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07. NATIVES BRINGING IN FRUIT CARRIED IN "BILUM" STRING BAGS. THE FRUIT IS EXCHANGED FOR BULLY BEEF AT THE DUGUMUR CAMP OF THE 4TH INFANTRY BATTALION.
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. PRIVATE P. SHIMMIN OF THE 2/33RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION STARTS ON HIS DAILY RATION OF BULLY BEEF STRAIGHT OUT OF THE TIN. BULLY, BISCUITS AND WATER WAS ALL THE MEN H
