SIMPSON HARBOUR, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-13. SUB-LIEUTENANT M.R. BUTLER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY ...

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Accession Number 098019
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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SIMPSON HARBOUR, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-13. SUB-LIEUTENANT M.R. BUTLER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY STANDS AT THE BAR IN THE WARD ROOM OF THE MOTOR LAUNCH 825 AND TUNES IN THE RADIO. THE VESSEL IS THE ONLY MOTOR LAUNCH IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA TO BRING DOWN A JAPANESE AIRCRAFT.