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Accession Number | 072120 |
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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FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. A JAPANESE 75MM REGIMENTAL GUN TYPE MEIJI 41 BEING ...
Description
FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. A JAPANESE 75MM REGIMENTAL GUN TYPE MEIJI 41 BEING FIRED WITH A LANYARD BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT AT THE FRONTAL ARMOUR OF A DISABLED MATILDA TANK DURING TESTS ARRANGED BY THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SECTION, ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS AT HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION. THE WEAPON WAS SERVICED BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/83RD LIGHT AID DETACHMENT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SX11511 SERGEANT A.B. WHITTING (1); SX10693 GUNNER C.H. HALL (2); SX10807 GUNNER S. GERMEIN (3); VX52611 GUNNER D.B. OFFICER (4); SX4911 GUNNER W.J.M. HALL (5).