MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-15. A SECTION OF A CONVOY OF SOME 57 TRUCKS FROM THE 165TH GENERAL ...

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Accession Number 075292
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-15. A SECTION OF A CONVOY OF SOME 57 TRUCKS FROM THE 165TH GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY AT GUM VILLAGE WHERE THEY ARE TO PICK UP SOME 2000 NATIVE LABOURERS AND TRANSPORT THEM TO THE VARIOUS UNITS IN THE AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX70962 CAPTAIN J. C. MINNETT, 165TH GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY (1); NG2164 LIEUTENANT J. WEST, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (2); NX130626 LIEUTENANT R. A. MOORE, 165TH GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY (3).