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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. CLERKS AND TYPISTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICE, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY, STAND AROUND A CAPTURED JAPANESE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN OUTSIDE THEIR OFFICE. A FEW DAYS AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL FROM AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL ALLOTTED TO HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY TOOK OVER THEIR NEW POSITIONS IN ORDER TO RELEASE MALE PERSONNEL FOR DUTY FURTHER AFIELD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE A. MCFARLAND (1); CORPORAL M. LUCAS (2); PRIVATE G. KIRLEY (3); PRIVATE E.M. MASON (4); PRIVATE H.B. GAVEL (5); SERGEANT O. SANDERSON (6); PRIVATE B.J. CHALKLEY (7); PRIVATE M.C. MACKINNON (8).
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