078404 Accession Number: 078404

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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-18. THE INTERIOR OF THE SIGNALS OFFICE OF "B" CORPS OF SIGNALS SHOWING THE WIRELESS OPERATING BENCH. THE OPERATORS WEAR HEADPHONES WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE RECEIVERS AT A RECEIVING CENTRE SOME DISTANCE AWAY. FOR DESPATCHING MESSAGES THE OPERATORS USE THEIR MORSE KEYS WHICH OPERATE THE TRANSMITTERS SOME HALF MILE AWAY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX144288 SIGNALLER F.T. HUMPHRIES (1); NX103999 SIGNALLER K.A. TEMPLETON (2); N223361 SIGNALLER W.P. BRADLEY (3); WX11919 LANCE CORPORAL C.J. BROMLEY (4); NX118972 LANCE CORPORAL E.L. HARVEY (5); SX26671 CORPORAL C.M. WILTON, SUPERINTENDENT (6).

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Accession Number
078404
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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