| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 070587 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Buchanan, Robert John |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Fortification Point Sio Area, Kelanoa |
| Date made | 21 February 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Members of the 2/14th Field Regiment, 8th Division, (their colour patch is broken in half to ...
Description
Members of the 2/14th Field Regiment, 8th Division, (their colour patch is broken in half to denote the Broken 8th) are the winning team of combined beach sports at The Most Forward Beach Carnival held at Kelanoa, Huon Peninsula, New Guinea on 20 February 1944 and organised by Captain A. E. Richards and Sergeant P. J. Horan (possibly QX28779 Patrick John Horan) of the Australian Army Amenities Service, 5th Division. Identified personnel, from left to right, are: VX50115 Gunner (Gnr) Frederick William Bryceson; VX117892 Gnr John Henry Tyrrell; SX10426 Bombardier David Gordon Law-Smith; DX668 Lance Bombardier John William Kingston; VX29313 Corporal William Gordon Howell; NX172552 Gnr Richard Banks Geeves; SX14288 Gnr Gordon Leonard Loveband; VX63109 Gnr C. R. Blackford; VX33740 Private James Edwin Mills; NX100254 Gnr Oswald Mann; SX10975 Warrant Officer Class 2 Ronald Fennell; TX3871 Lieutenant Richard Cuthbert Clemons.