WONDECLA, QLD. 1943-10-07. TROOPS OF THE 2/6TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 17TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Wondecla
Accession Number 057872
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Tait, James
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

WONDECLA, QLD. 1943-10-07. TROOPS OF THE 2/6TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 17TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, HANDING IN THEIR RIFLES BEFORE GOING ON LEAVE. THEY HAVE HAD EIGHT MONTHS STRENUOUS AND CONTINUOUS FIGHTING IN NEW GUINEA. SHOWN: SX17438 PRIVATE (PTE) L. J. BURDON (1); NX98198 PTE N. W. WHITTON (2); QX23476 PTE L. M. ALDRIDGE (3); TX4935 PTE R. J. FREESTONE (4); NX122776 PTE A. D. HAYES (5); VX11416 PTE M. A. G. MARSHALL (6); NX94611 PTE D. H. MEAD (7); QX25716 PTE F. T. CLEWES (8); TX5378 PTE H. G. HAMPTON (9); SX14057 PTE J. L. SHANNON (10); SX17886 PTE C. P. BROWN (11); VX57433 PTE K. ROSS (12); VX20733 ACTING CORPORAL (A/CPL) J. E. I. MURPHY (13); VX115454 PTE J. W. GUNN (14); TX2727 PTE O. R. KEATING (15); VX51069 PTE J. A. STRAHAN (16); NX114129 PTE T. E. O'NEILL (17); TX4832 PTE A. M. GRIFFITH (18); NX122769 PTE W. S. SMITH (19); VX12584 PTE K. P. O'FARRELL (20); VX11789 CORPORAL (CPL) J. ANDERSON (21); SX16965 PTE A. J. HITCHOCK (22); VX9016 CPL J. T. MCELGUNN MM (23); SX13321 PTE R. W. RYAN DCM (24); NX80798 PTE W. CASTLE (25); VX36229 PTE L. R. MCGRATH MM (26); QX28962 PTE T. W. EZZY (27); VX7630 STAFF SERGEANT K. T. WILLIAMS (29); VX34949 PTE T. RILEY (29); VX36484 PTE A. A. MCDONALD (30); VX54716 PTE R. G. FREEMAN (31); N36543 A/CPL L. J. O'BRIEN (32); VX14810 PTE T. D. PENNY (33); VX57347 PTE A. ROSE (34); QX11313 PTE H. W. AULTON (35); VX35738 CPL J. A. ROBERTS (36); VX85585 PTE P. A. J. SPIDEN (37); NX114131 PTE A. E. CLARK (38); QX37954 PTE J. D. FRAZER (39); SX13449 PTE K. E. MCCARTHY (40); VX33014 PTE F. H. COOK (41); VX41762 ACTING SERGEANT J. J. HENDERSON (42); QX15990 PTE P. DONNELLY (43); TX2959 PTE T. P. DIXON (44); VX42469 PTE F. C. COULTHARD (45); VX53469 PTE A. E. DEHNE (46).