Forward troops of the 35th Infantry Battalion, crossing the river during their advance up the ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak
Accession Number 073594
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Unknown
Place made New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang, Gilagil River
Date made 26 May 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Forward troops of the 35th Infantry Battalion, crossing the river during their advance up the coast towards Wewak. Identified personnel are: N260218 Private (Pte) M Williams (1); NX90275 Pte J E Johnson (2); NX133004 Staff Sergeant E V J Gilliver (3); Mr N Brown, official war photographer, Australian Department of Information (4); NX157622 Corporal N S Selsby (5); NX131592 Pte E Hale (6).