083078 Accession Number: 083078

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BABIANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-06. AUSTRALIAN PERSONNEL BOUND FOR HQ 2/10 COMMANDO SQUADRON ABOARD AN AMPHIBIOUS DUKW. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- FLYING OFFICER CHRISTIANSON, 100 SQN RAAF (1); LIEUTENANT-COLONEL E. HENNESSEY, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/6 CAVALRY COMMANDO REGIMENT (3); CHAPLAIN W.M. ROOKE (4); CAPTAIN SMITH, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION (5); AN AMERICAN JAPANESE SERGEANT INTERROGATOR DETACHED FROM ALLIED TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER SECTION (7).

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Accession Number
083078
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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