| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 119173 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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THURSDAY ISLAND, TORRES STRAIT. 1945-10-29. ACTIVITIES AT TORRES STRAIT AREA COMMAND. MEMBERS OF ...
Description
THURSDAY ISLAND, TORRES STRAIT. 1945-10-29. ACTIVITIES AT TORRES STRAIT AREA COMMAND. MEMBERS OF THE TORRES STRAIT LIGHT INFANTRY BATTALION RETURNING FROM A FISHING TRIP IN AN OUTRIGGER SAILING CANOE THEY HAD NAMED "BOY FLO WED". STANDING BY THE BOW IS SAULO WAIA AND TO HIS REAR AND LEFT TO RIGHT ARE HENRY TABUAI, SEMERE AUDA, JACK WARSUM, ABAE AGIRI, KALOP AGIE. ALL THE MEN CAME FROM SABAI ISLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SEMERE AUDA WHO CAME FROM BOIGU ISLAND. (PHOTOGRAPHER LT N. B. STUCKEY)