| Accession Number | 016582 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Edwards, R J |
| Place made | New Guinea1, New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula |
| Date made | 17 February 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
New Guinea. A group of smiling Australian troops in the jungle. Australians advancing from Sio ...
Description
New Guinea. A group of smiling Australian troops in the jungle. Australians advancing from Sio along the coast through flooded streams and tracks knee deep in mud, met Americans moving down the coast from Saidor. The linking up of the two forces finished the grim Huon Peninsula campaign in which the great bulk of the 14,000 Japanese engaged were destroyed.