LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1946-01-19. INSPECTION OF THE LIVING QUARTERS AT AWAS BARRACKS DURING THE VISIT ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae
Accession Number 099646
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1946-01-19. INSPECTION OF THE LIVING QUARTERS AT AWAS BARRACKS DURING THE VISIT OF COLONEL (COL) S. H. IRVING, CONTROLLER, AWAS AND LIEUTENANT-COLONEL (LT-COL) I. V. MURPHY, DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL WOMEN'S SERVICE PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE TO THE MAINLAND OF THE FIRST DRAFT OF AWAS TO SERVE WITH HQ FIRST ARMY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: LT-COL M. J. SPENCER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER, AWAS (1), CORPORAL FITZGERALD (2), LT-COL I. V. MURPHY (3), COL S. H. IRVING (4), CAPTAIN J. CRAWFORD, CAMP COMMANDANT (5).