SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-27. NATIVE STRETCHER BEARERS SETTING OFF FOR THE 2/16TH ...

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Accession Number 062301
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-27. NATIVE STRETCHER BEARERS SETTING OFF FOR THE 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 21ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE REGIMENTAL AID POST ON A LONG WINDING TRACK DOWN THE MUDDY SLOPES OF THE RIDGE, DURING THE ATTACK ON THE JAPANESE HELD "PIMPLE". IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: WX4356 WARRANT OFFICER CLASS 2, G. E. MORRIS, MM., ED., (1); WX2967 PRIVATE S. R. HARVEY (2).