| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 079135 |
| 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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TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-19. TWO NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (NGAU) NATIVES ...
Description
TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-19. TWO NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (NGAU) NATIVES PROUDLY DISPLAY A GIANT TURTLE WHICH THEY CAUGHT ON PERAT WHILE AWAITING THE RETURN OF THE NEW GUINEA CONSTABULARY PATROL AND THE WHITE OFFICER. FOR THIS RAID TWO NATIVE CANOES HAD TO BE MADE ESPECIALLY FOR THE TASK OF SAILING TO THE ISLAND AND PICKING UP AN ALLIED PRISONER KNOWN TO BE IN THE AREA. THE EXPEDITION WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF VX81159 CAPTAIN R.C. CAMBRIDGE, NGAU. THEY MADE THE SUCCESSFUL TRIP TO THE AREA BETWEEN THE 1945-02-19/17. ON THE NIGHT OF THE 20TH THEY REPEATED THE TRIP THIS TIME TO BRING BACK A JAPANESE PRISONER.