WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-17. MEMBERS OF 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING SOME OF THE ...

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Accession Number 093237
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-17. MEMBERS OF 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING SOME OF THE 4,000 URNS FOUND IN A JAPANESE SHRINE ON THE KOIGIN TRACK. THE URNS, CUBE SHAPED AND MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 INCHES SQUARE ARE MADE FROM SANDALWOOD. EACH URN CONTAINS THE ASHES OF A JAPANESE SOLDIER AND IS INSCRIBED WITH NAME, NUMBER, RANK, UNIT AND DATE OF DEATH. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PTE J.N. CORK (1); PTE C.V. OWEN (2); SGT W.G. HAYES (3); PTE A.J. DELOAS (4); CPL L.B. VIVIAN (5).