MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-06. AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICERS WATCHING A SOCCER GAME BETWEEN TEAMS ...

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Accession Number 075093
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-06. AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICERS WATCHING A SOCCER GAME BETWEEN TEAMS FROM HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION AND THE 4TH INFANTRY BRIGADE DURING THE OPENING MATCH AT THE NEW HEADQUARTERS SPORTS OVAL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX54553 LIEUTENANT R.A. WITNEY, AIDE-DE-CAMP TO THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 5TH DIVISION (1); VX27 MAJOR-GENERAL A.H. RAMSAY, CBE, DSO, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 5TH DIVISION (2); NX110380 BRIGADIER C.E. CAMERON, MC, ED, COMMANDING OFFICER, 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (3); NX112661 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL P.W. CROSKY, COMMANDING OFFICER, 4TH INFANTRY BATTALION (4).