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Accession Number | 093236 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-17. MEMBERS OF 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING SOME OF THE ...
Description
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 C.V. OWEN (1); SGT W.G. HAYES (2); PTE J.N. CORK (3); CPL L.B. VIVIAN (4).