MADANG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. IN THE LIGHT OF DAWN, GUNNERS, PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY, SLEEP ...

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Accession Number 073181
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MADANG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. IN THE LIGHT OF DAWN, GUNNERS, PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY, SLEEP ALONGSIDE A 4 INCH GUN ABOARD HMAS KAPUNDA. THE SHIP, ANCHORED IN HARBOUR, HAS RETURNED FROM A PATROL NORTH OF ALEXISHAFEN INVOLVING THE BOMBARDMENT OF KARKAR ISLAND IN A COMBINED ARMY - NAVY OPERATION.