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| Accession Number | 075403 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SIAR, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-19. PERSONNEL OF THE INTELLIGENCE SECTION, HEADQUARTERS, 7TH INFANTRY ...
Description
SIAR, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-19. PERSONNEL OF THE INTELLIGENCE SECTION, HEADQUARTERS, 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, DISPLAYING A SAND MODEL WHICH THEY MADE OF THE SAIDOR AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE LEFT TO RIGHT: VX21054 CAPTAIN T.F. TIMSON; QX38063 PRIVATE S. HOLBUT; NX126213 CORPORAL ERIC ALBERT NAKATA ; QX44537 PRIVATE J.J. ALDERDICE ; Q15465 STAFF SERGEANT C. VICKERY; AND Q99192 CORPORAL S.H. EDDOWES. CORPORAL NAKATA WAS THE SON OF A JAPANESE PEARL FISHERMAN WHO MIGRATED TO QUEENSLAND BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR. HE SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED THE FAMILY NAME FROM HAKATA TO NAKATA.