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| Accession Number | 092931 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-08. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, ...
Description
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-08. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (5), WITH A GROUP OF SENIOR OFFICERS INSPECTING TROOPS OF 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE, AT GLOUCESTER PARK, TOROKINA, DURING HIS TOUR OF SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- MAJOR R. WEPPNER, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDER 25 INFANTRY BATTALION (1); CAPTAIN J.E. CORFE, 25 INFANTRY BATTALION (2); LIEUTENANT COLONEL G.R. MATTHEWS, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMAND, 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE (3); MAJOR W.G. BUTLER, BRIGADE MAJOR, 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE (4).