AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-20. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND ...

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Accession Number 090112
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-20. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (1), TALKING TO LANCE-CORPORAL E.A. BAKER, 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), WHILE VISITING PATIENTS AT 2/11 GENERAL HOSPITAL DURING HIS INSPECTION TOUR OF HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION AREA. LANCE-CORPORAL BAKER HAS A BAD SHOULDER WOUND SUSTAINED IN A PATROL CLASH ON THE AMUK RIVER NEAR BALIF.