SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-07. LIEUTENANT H. ABBOTT, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY ...

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Accession Number 092818
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-07. LIEUTENANT H. ABBOTT, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION (1), WORKING ON A PAINTING OF A BARGE LANDING POINT ON LALUM BEACH. HE IS WATCHED BY PERSONNEL OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION TACTICAL HEADQUARTERS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LANCE CORPORAL R.E. EVEILLE, 76 TRANSPORT PLATOON (2); PRIVATE L.V. MERRIN, 76 TRANSPORT PLATOON (3); PRIVATE G.R. WATERSON, C COMPANY (4); PRIVATE R.W. LOCKWOOD, C COMPANY (5).