| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 057635 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Stuckey, Norman Bradford |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-01. SENIOR AIF. OFFICERS ARRIVED ON THE FIRST AIRCRAFT TO LAND ...
Description
RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-01. SENIOR AIF. OFFICERS ARRIVED ON THE FIRST AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON THE NEW AIRSTRIP TO INSPECT THE COMPLETED AIRSTRIP. THEY ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT:- LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR EDMUND HERRING, KBE, DSO, MC, ED., GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS; NX8 LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED., GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS; VX35 LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.A. BISHOP, DSO, MBE, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/27TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION; VX9 MAJOR GENERAL G.A. VASEY, CB, OBE, DSO., GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.