PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY GATHER IN THE SHADE ...

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Accession Number 127553
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Fisher, Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY GATHER IN THE SHADE OF A CRUDE NATIVE SHELTER WHILE THEY PARTAKE OF RATIONS. SHOWN ARE: TROOPER (TPR) D. BARDON (1); TPR FORD (2); TPR DIXON (3); UNKNOWN (4); CORPORAL HUNTER (5); TPR GOLDFINCH (6) (KILLED IN ACTION AT BUNA IN EARLY 1942-11); LIEUTENANT C. J. L. IRELAND (7); TPR G. THOMAS (8); TPR A. OSBORNE (9); TPR E. ROSS (10) AND TPR L. SMITH (11).