090155 Accession Number: 090155

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DAGUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-27. A FORWARD SECTION OF A COMPANY, 2/2 INFANTRY BATTALION PINNED DOWN ON A RIDGE BY A JAPANESE SNIPER WAITING WHILE BREN GUNNERS TRY TO BLAST HIM OUT OF HIS TREE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL G.C. GOSNEY (1); PRIVATE W.L. WRIGHT (2); LANCE-CORPORAL L. WILLIS (3); PRIVATE J.E. CRIMMINS (4).

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Accession Number
090155
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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