WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. THE TWO FIGURES IN THIS PICTURE INDICATE THE ...

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Accession Number 096195
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Berg, Ronald Walter
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. THE TWO FIGURES IN THIS PICTURE INDICATE THE POSITION OF SECTION NO.5, NO.8 PLATOON, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION, IN RELATION TO THE JAPANESE WEAPON PITS (SEE PHOTOGRAPH 96194) WHICH WERE ACCOUNTED FOR BY PRIVATE E. KENNA ON 1945-05-15. FOR HIS ACTION HE WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS.