Troops of 25 Battalion searching Japanese bodies for documents and equipment after the action on ...

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Accession Number 090365
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Keam, Ronald Noel
Place made Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Date made 6 April 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Troops of 25 Battalion searching Japanese bodies for documents and equipment after the action on Slater's Knoll. A bulldozer was brought forward to dig graves after the search. The soldier standing centre left is possibly NX149221 Private Ivan Robert Powell, 54 Australian Transport Platoon.