079199 Accession Number: 079199

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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. TROOPS OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION RELAXING WHILE ENJOYING A CUP OF TEA AT MEIVO JUNCTION AFTER THEIR ADVANCE FROM MARERI RIVER TO LINK UP WITH THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q28703 PRIVATE M.B. WILKINSON (1); SX39801 PTE R.S. MILLER (2); N218311 PTE F. NILAND (3); NX155166 CORPORAL F.A. CORBETT (4).

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Accession Number
079199
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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