| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 077165 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-21. SENIOR AUSTRALIAN SERVICE OFFICERS CHECKING OVER THE ...
Description
JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-21. SENIOR AUSTRALIAN SERVICE OFFICERS CHECKING OVER THE PLANS FOR THE NEW AIRSTRIP NEAR THE PALMALMAL PLANTATION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX171 BRIGADIER A.G. TORR, DSO, CHIEF ENGINEER, 1ST AUSTRALIAN ARMY (1); NX12229 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL H.T. ALLAN, OBE, MC, COMMANDING OFFICER, 5TH BASE SUB AREA (2); VX108384 MAJOR N.H. POLGLAZE, DEPUTY COMMANDER ROYAL ENGINEERS (WORKS) 1ST AUSTRALIAN ARMY (3); GROUP CAPTAIN L.V. LACHAL, RAAF (4); 265714 SQUADRON LEADER J.G. BADDELEY, RAAF (5).