THORPEVILLE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. THE 113TH AUSTRALIAN CONVALESCENT DEPOT WAS NAMED THORPVILLE ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1
Accession Number 053397
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Buchanan, Robert John
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

THORPEVILLE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. THE 113TH AUSTRALIAN CONVALESCENT DEPOT WAS NAMED THORPVILLE AFTER THE COMMANDING OFFICER, QX24600 LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. H. THORP. THORP'S TROOPERS IS THE CONCERT PARTY OF THE DEPOT. THE "THREE LITTLE SISTERS" OF THORP'S TROOPERS ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: NX150683 PRIVATE (PTE) J. B. EDWARDS; NX56188 SAPPER B. R. GODFREY; VX138450 PTE R. A. MAES.