| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 092928 |
| 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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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-08. DURING A TOUR OF 2 CORPS AREA GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, ...
Description
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-08. DURING A TOUR OF 2 CORPS AREA GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, VISITED GLOUCESTER PARK, TOROKINA. HERE HE IS SHOWN WITH THE OFFICIAL PARTY INSPECTING TROOPS OF 9 BATTALION, 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CAPTAIN W.T. PRENTICE (1); LIEUTENANT M.L. TAYLOR (3); GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY (4); MAJOR E.J. SELBY (5); LIEUTENANT COLONEL G.R. MATTHEWS (6); MAJOR W.G. BUTLER (7); CORPORAL W. ROBERTSON (8); CORPORAL N.C. RUSH (9); SERGEANT H.S. WHARTON (10).