PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. CORPORAL H.P. SMYTH, 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, South Bougainville
Accession Number 092637
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. CORPORAL H.P. SMYTH, 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, RUNNING IN A BARGE ENGINE IN THE WORKSHOPS. THIS COMPANY HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN SUPPLYING FORWARD AREAS DURING THE BOUGAINVILLE CAMPAIGN AND IN RESCUING AIRMEN FROM THE SEA.