JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-21. RAN, AMF AND RAAF OFFICERS HOLDING A CONFERENCE IN THE ...

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Accession Number 077161
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-21. RAN, AMF AND RAAF OFFICERS HOLDING A CONFERENCE IN THE MESS AT THE 5TH BASE SUB AREA REGARDING THE PROPOSED AIRSTRIP IN THE PALMALMAL PLANTATION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX209 MAJOR J.C. HARDIE, ACTING QUARTERMASTER, 5TH BASE SUB AREA (1); NX12229 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL H.T. ALLAN, OBE, MC, COMMANDING OFFICER, 5TH BASE SUB AREA (2); CAPTAIN J.C. ESDAILE, RAN (3); VX108384 MAJOR N.H. POLGLAZE (DEPUTY COMM. ROYAL ENG (WKS) 1ST AUSTRALIAN ARMY (4); 265714 SQUADRON LEADER J.G. BADDELEY, RAAF (5); NX171 BRIGADIER A.G. TORR, DSO, CHIEF ENGINEER, 1ST AUSTRALIAN ARMY (6); GROUP CAPTAIN V. LACHAL, RAAF (7); MAJOR H. HEARN, AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND (8); LIEUTENANT COMMANDER N.M. GORDON, RAN PORT DETACHMENT, JACQUINOT BAY (9).