| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 096203 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Berg, Ronald Walter |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Wewak, Wewak Area, Wirui |
| Date made | 7 September 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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WIRUI MISSION, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. ON 1945-05-15, DURING THE ATTACK ON THE WIRUI MISSION ...
Description
WIRUI MISSION, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. ON 1945-05-15, DURING THE ATTACK ON THE WIRUI MISSION FEATURES, TWO JAPANESE WEAPON PITS CONTAINING HEAVY MACHINE-GUNS PINNED DOWN TWO SECTIONS OF NO. 8 PLATOON, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION. NO. 5 SECTION APPROACHED FROM THE FRONT AND PTE E. KENNA OF THIS SECTION PERSONALLY ACCOUNTED FOR THE TWO WEAPON PITS; FOR THIS ACTION HE WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS. PICTURED ABOVE, PTE T.E. BARRETT WHO WAS IN THE SAME ACTION. HE KNELT WHILE PTE KENNA FIRED HIS RIFLE OFF HIS SHOULDER, KILLING THE JAPANESE GUNNER IN ONE OF THE WEAPON PITS.