Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) first army personnel on the springboard after a dip in the ...

Accession Number 097930
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Keam, Ronald Noel
Place made New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae
Date made 20 October 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) first army personnel on the springboard after a dip in the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) swimming pool. The pool, fed by an underground spring, is the most popular amenity provided for AWAS personnel in the Lae area. Identified left to right: Signalwoman (Sig) M Monger; Sergeant (Sgt) A J Hocking; Sgt M J Spencer; TF150069 Sgt P D'Oliveyra; Sgt H B Morgan; Private (Pte) P Curran; Sapper J Streicher; Gunner H Gavel; Sig A Marlborough, Sig I Smith, Pte B Macdonald.