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YAKAMUL, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-09. MEMBERS OF THE 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION AND "JOCK FORCE" AND THEIR NATIVE CARRIERS LEAVING THEIR BASE CAMP AT THE START OF A 40 DAY PATROL THROUGH ENEMY OCCUPIED TERRITORY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX1337 SERGEANT P.P. HOOPER (1); NX122980 CAPTAIN A.J. MARSHALL, THE ONE ARMED OFFICER IN CHARGE (2); NX1295 STAFF SERGEANT L. O'DONNEL (3); VX22598 LIEUTENANT P.C. BEENIE (4). Captain Marshall, a zoologist in civilian life, lost his arm in a shotgun accident before the war.
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