Hera, New Guinea. 1944-04-15. The No 1 Gun, 155mm M1917 heavy artillery, positioned at the Boera ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Boera
Accession Number 072248
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Keam, Ronald Noel
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Hera, New Guinea. 1944-04-15. The No 1 Gun, 155mm M1917 heavy artillery, positioned at the Boera Heavy Battery. The gun pit was constructed by the 8th Army Troops Company, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), and formed part of the Port Moresby artillery defences.