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| Accession Number | 041514 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film polyester negative |
| Conflict |
Period 1940-1949 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1949-08. MEMORIAL ERECTED ON TURNBULL AIRSTRIP. THE INSCRIPTION READS:- "IN ...
Description
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1949-08. MEMORIAL ERECTED ON TURNBULL AIRSTRIP. THE INSCRIPTION READS:- "IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, N.C.O.S. AND MEN OF THE 7TH AND 8TH. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENDING TURNBULL FIELD. THIS MARKS THE WESTERNMOST POINT IN MILNE BAY OF THE JAP ADVANCE, 1942-08. ALSO THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF THE JAP ADVANCE IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA. EIGHTY-THREE UNKNOWN JAP MARINES LIE BURIED HERE. ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE BY AUSTRALIAN FORCES SERVING IN THIS AREA, 1944-06"