SX2915 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) O C Isaachsen, Commanding Officer, 36th Infantry Battalion ...

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Accession Number 076540
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Unknown
Place made At sea
Date made 7 October 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

SX2915 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) O C Isaachsen, Commanding Officer, 36th Infantry Battalion lecturing his troops on the terrain of New Ireland while en route from New Guinea aboard the Dutch troopship, Swartenhondt. Identified personnel are: (left to right) VX147013 Private (Pte) T D O'Brien; NX190126 Pte E J Bishop; NX171192 Pte R C Minto; S23522 Pte D Wallace; S23879 Pte A R Purdie; Lt Col Isaachsen; unidentified; unidentified.