Far forward in the Finisterre Ranges, well on the way to Japanese held Bogadjim, these Australian ...

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Accession Number 016722
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Edwards, Reg J
Place made New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Ramu River Finisterre Ranges Area
Date made 23 March 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Far forward in the Finisterre Ranges, well on the way to Japanese held Bogadjim, these Australian troops, after a tough climb through the hills, pause for a breather. Identified, in the foreground, second from left (face visible) is: NX117057 (N123241) Alan Francis Pooley, 2/10th Battalion, who enlisted on 22 September 1942.