BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-30. NX193746 PRIVATE J. A. HICKS, 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION, ONE OF ...

Places	Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Numa Numa Trail, Artillery Hill Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Numa Numa Trail, Piaterapaia
Accession Number	078019
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white
Physical description	Black & white
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-30. NX193746 PRIVATE J. A. HICKS, 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION, ONE OF THE EARLY CASUALTIES, ARRIVING AT THE ARTILLERY HILL REGIMENTAL AID POST ON A STRETCHER CARRIED BY NATIVES DURING THE AUSTRALIAN ATTACK ON JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE PIATERAPAIA SECTOR.