WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-17. TROOPS OF B COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION AT HILL 1 PACKING ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak, Wewak Area
Accession Number 093145
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-17. TROOPS OF B COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION AT HILL 1 PACKING THEIR GEAR BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE ATTACK ON HILL 2. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LT-COL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1); CAPT COULSTON, COMMANDING-IN-CHARGE, B COMPANY (2); L-CPL C.W. TREG0NNING (3); PTE W.R. BASSULA (4); PTE R.J. LONG (5).