| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Finschhafen area |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 059593 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Sanders, William Charles |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-28. MEMBERS OF "C" COMPANY, 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN PIONEER BATTALION ...
Description
FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-28. MEMBERS OF "C" COMPANY, 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN PIONEER BATTALION AND NO. 4 SQUADRON (ARMY COOPERATION) RAAF STANDING IN FRONT OF ONE OF THE SQUADRON'S WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT, PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE CAPTURED JAPANESE SWORDS TO NO. 4 SQUADRON BY "C" COMPANY, 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN PIONEER BATTALION. THE COMMANDING OFFICER, SX9038 MAJOR P.E. SIEKMAN CAN BE SEEN HOLDING THE SWORDS. ALSO SHOWN ARE:- NX35881 PRIVATE T. MEYERS (3); NX42730 PRIVATE G.S. GORDON (4); NX31675 ACTING CORPORAL J.R. O'SHEA (5); NX59959 LIEUTENANT G.J.R. BURTON (6); NX88551 PRIVATE R.J. LOVELL (7); NX30960 LANCE SERGEANT A.P. TINDAL (8); NX51657 PRIVATE J.G. NEWALL (9); NX2700 CORPORAL M.H. MOREAU (10).