MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-12. 29TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, 5TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, ...

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Accession Number 054548
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Halmarick, Colin Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-12. 29TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, 5TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, EMBARK ON NEW AMERICAN LANDING CRAFT (27) FOR BUNA, AT GILI GILI. SHOWN: QX40783 CAPTAIN E. D. MELKSHAM; QX45241 ACTING STAFF SERGEANT J. R. SWANWICK. NOTE TINE HATS WERE DISCARDED ON ENTERING THE COMBAT AREA AS BEING TOO NOISY.