093439 Accession Number: 093439

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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. LIEUTENANT F.G. CHAPPE, SIGNAL OFFICER (1) AND SIGNALMAN J.J. GRIFFITHS (2), MEMBERS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, OPERATING A PHONE DURING THE ATTACK AGAINST THE JAPANESE POSITIONS ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU. ITS CAPTURE WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT TO FOLLOW THE FALL OF WEWAK.

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093439
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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