| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 091617 |
| 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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NADZAB, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-11. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ALLIED LAND ...
Description
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-11. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (1), WITH THE BANDMASTER, LIEUTENANT J. RYDER (2), AND LIEUTENANT GENERAL F.H. BERRYMAN, CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF (3), LISTENING TO THE REGIMENTAL BAND, PACIFIC ISLANDS REGIMENT, DURING TRAINING. AFTER ONLY THREE WEEKS TRAINING THEY PLAYED "ABIDE WITH ME" AND "ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR".