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| Accession Number | 069372 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE RABAUL GARRISON AND CIVILIANS FROM ...
Description
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE RABAUL GARRISON AND CIVILIANS FROM NEW BRITAIN CROWD THE RAILS OF THE HMAS "LAURABADA" AS THE SHIP DRAWS INTO THE WHARF. THE EVACUEES, WHO HAD TAKEN TO THE JUNGLE AFTER THE LANDING OF THE JAPANESE ON THE 1942-01-23, WERE PICKED UP AT PALMALMAL, A PRE- ARRANGED RENDEZVOUS ON THE SOUTH COAST OF NEW BRITAIN.
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Conflicts
Units
Places
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Jacquinot Bay Area, Palmalmal