| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Sanananda |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P07080.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Sepia-toned studio portrait of NX67194 Lieutenant (Lt) Ivan Stanley Clarke, 36th Battalion. Lt ...
Description
Sepia-toned studio portrait of NX67194 Lieutenant (Lt) Ivan Stanley Clarke, 36th Battalion. Lt Clarke was born at Adelaide, SA, and was a grazier at Running Stream near Mudgee, NSW. He he enlisted at Paddington, NSW, 14 January 1940. Lt Clarke was killed by a Japanese sniper on 29 December 1942 during the battalion attack on Sanananda, Papua New Guinea. He was 31 years old.