079183 Accession Number: 079183

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AITAPE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-13. QX166 PRIVATE C. CHAMBERS, 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION, PROUDLY DISPLAYS HIS 40 DAY OLD BEARD BACK AT CAMP ON THE RETURN OF "JOCK FORCE". "JOCK FORCE" WAS A PATROL OF TWO OFFICERS AND TEN MEN OF THE 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION, LED BY NX122980 CAPTAIN A J MARSHALL, THE ONE ARMED OFFICER IN CHARGE, WHICH SPENT 40 DAYS BEHIND THE JAPANESE LINES RECONNOITRING THE AREA.

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Accession Number
079183
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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