WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-04. NATIVES CARRYING SUPPLIES ALONG A KAI (FOOD) LINE ...

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Accession Number 090432
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Buchanan, Robert John
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-04. NATIVES CARRYING SUPPLIES ALONG A KAI (FOOD) LINE ALONG THE MABAM RIVER TO FORWARD 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS IN THE TORRICELLI MOUNTAINS. THE LINE WAS AMBUSHED BY JAPANESE AT THIS POINT ON AN EARLIER TRIP.