PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-15. MAGAZINES AND GUN TURRET AT THE TWIN 6 POUNDER GUN PIT, ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby
Accession Number 072237
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-15. MAGAZINES AND GUN TURRET AT THE TWIN 6 POUNDER GUN PIT, GEMO SECTION, CONSTRUCTED BY THE 8TH ARMY TROOPS COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, USING MATERIAL TRANSPORTED BY LANDING BARGES AND CONVEYED BY A SMALL TROLLEY TO THE SITE. THE GUN PIT IS CONSTRUCTED OF REINFORCED CONCRETE.