LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AWAS PERSONNEL CHECKING THEIR GEAR IN THE DISEMBARKATION AREA. THEY ...

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Accession Number 091424
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AWAS PERSONNEL CHECKING THEIR GEAR IN THE DISEMBARKATION AREA. THEY WILL DISEMBARK FROM THE MV DUNTROON BY LANDING BARGE AT MILFORD HAVEN. THEY ARE PART OF A GROUP OF 342 AWAS FROM AUSTRALIA GOING TO THE AWAS BARRACKS AT BUTIBUM ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE E.Z. CARROLL (1); CORPORAL W. HANUSH (2); LANCE-CORPORAL E.J. HUMBURG (3).