091443 Accession Number: 091443

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LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. MANY AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL SOUGHT VANTAGE POINTS ON RAFTS ON THE DECKS OF THE MV DUNTROON TO WATCH DISEMBARKATION PROCEEDINGS. THEY ARE PART OF A GROUP OF 342 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE FROM AUSTRALIA EN ROUTE TO THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE BARRACKS AT BUTIBUM ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL D. THORNE (1); PRIVATE G. LAPTHORNE (2); SIGNALWOMAN E.L. CALLEN (3); CORPORAL N.B. AKERS (4); PRIVATE P. JOHNSTON (5); PRIVATE O'LOUGHLIN (6); SIGNALWOMAN E.A. STEWART (7).

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Accession Number
091443
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 4 1/2 in x 3 3/16 in
Image: 3 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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