MERAUKE, DUTCH NEW GUINEA, 1943-10. THE CREW OF THE SURVEY SHIP HMAS VIGILANT IN FRONT OF THEIR ...

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Accession Number 044708
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film polyester negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MERAUKE, DUTCH NEW GUINEA, 1943-10. THE CREW OF THE SURVEY SHIP HMAS VIGILANT IN FRONT OF THEIR SHIP ON THE MERAUKE WHARF. BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT - ABLE SEAMAN (AB) "SNOW" BRANDLER (OR BRAENDLER), AB TED SMITH, AB DON CAVANAGH, STOKER JOHN ADCOCK, MOTOR MECHANIC GEORGE WILLIAMS, AB TOM MAULE, AB STEVE CONSTANTINE, SIGNALMAN ALLAN ROBERTS, COOK TOM THOMAS. MIDDLE ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT - WIRELESS TELEGRAPHIST ARTHUR AINSWORTH, CHIEF ENGINE ROOM ARTIFICER JACK SWAIN, LIEUTENANT T F ROBERTS, LIEUTENANT "BILLY" WINTON, LEADING SEAMAN CHARLIE "SHORTY" WOODS. FRONT ROW - AB (GUNNER) D F BALFOUR. (DONATED BY MR T F ROBERTS).