079114 Accession Number: 079114

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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-14. THE SIGNPOST ERECTED AT THE JUNCTION OF THE NIGITAN SOVELE MISSION ROAD AND YOUNG ROAD. NOTE .. NIGITAN SOVELLE MISSION ROAD HAS BEEN RENAMED WHYBIRD ROAD IN HONOUR OF Q108626 LIEUTENANT J.G. WHYBIRD AND YOUNG ROAD WAS NAMED IN HONOUR OF CORPORAL YOUNG TWO AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN BOTH OF WHOM DID EXTENSIVE PATROL WORK IN THE AREA.

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079114
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Photograph
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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