LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-28. DURING HIS TOUR OF INSPECTION OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE LAE ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae
Accession Number 093336
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-28. DURING HIS TOUR OF INSPECTION OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE LAE AREA, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (1) VISITED 8 FIELD BAKING PLATOON. HERE, HE IS PICTURED WITH BRIG P.S. MCGRATH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORT (2). THE CAR, CARRYING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S PENNANT IS IN BACKGROUND.