096199 Accession Number: 096199

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WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. JAPANESE AIR COOLED .5 INCH BROWNING TYPE HEAVY MACHINE-GUN, FOUND IN ONE OF THE TWO JAPANESE WEAPON PITS WHICH PINNED DOWN TWO SECTIONS OF NO.8 PLATOON, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION, ON 1945-05-15. BOTH WEAPON PITS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR BY PRIVATE E. KENNA, NO.5 SECTION, NO.8 PLATOON, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION; FOR HIS ACTION HE WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS.

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Accession Number
096199
Maker
Sergeant Ronald Walter Berg
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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