| Accession Number | P02392.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, New Georgia, Munda |
| Date made | c March 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal group portrait of two Australian Coastwatchers and members of the US Army and Navy Crash ...
Description
Informal group portrait of two Australian Coastwatchers and members of the US Army and Navy Crash Intelligence Service outside a tent named `Pat's Shack'. Left to right, back row: unknown; Sergeant Carden W. Seton, AIF; Sub-Lieutenant Alexander Nicol Anton Waddell, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RANVR). The Coastwatchers had recently arrived from Choiseul (Lauru) Island where they had been stationed since October 1942 establishing and operating a radio station reporting on Japanese naval movements and air traffic. The Americans had been examining crashed Japanese aircraft.
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