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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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Sergeant Ronald Walter Berg
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Colour: Black & white
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Copyright expired - public domain
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