092613 Accession Number: 092613

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CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-29. THE NARROW TRACK LEADING TO WEWAK POINT IN BACKGROUND. THIS TRACK IS ON THE ONLY STRIP OF PASSABLE LAND ON THE NARROW PENINSULA. NOT MORE THAN TWENTY YARDS WIDE, IT PRESENTED OUR ONLY LINE OF APPROACH TO THE POINT. 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION SUCCESSFULLY ADVANCED ALONG IT DESPITE FIERCE JAPANESE OPPOSITION AND CAPTURED THE OBJECTIVE IN ONE MORNING.

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092613
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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