LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE WORKING ON STAFF DUTIES AT ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae
Accession Number 091813
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE WORKING ON STAFF DUTIES AT HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY. A FEW DAYS AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL FROM AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL ALLOTTED TO HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY TOOK OVER THEIR NEW POSITIONS IN ORDER TO RELEASE MALE PERSONNEL FOR DUTY FURTHER FORWARD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL E. THORN (1); PRIVATE J.Y.M. OLLERTON (2); PRIVATE E. KING (3).