RAPOPO - BITA PAKA ROAD, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-19. AN AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL IN THE KABAKAUL AREA ...

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Accession Number 096849
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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RAPOPO - BITA PAKA ROAD, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-19. AN AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL IN THE KABAKAUL AREA BEARING THE INSCRIPTION: "IN THIS VICINITY FELL THE FIRST AUSTRALIANS IN THE GREAT WAR - 1914-18". NAMES ON THE MEMORIAL INCLUDE CAPTAIN B.C.A. POCKLEY, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS; LIEUTENANT COMMANDER CHARLES B. ELWELL RN - AN&MEF; KILLED IN ACTION AGAINST THE GERMANS 1914-09-11.