COCONUT KNOLL, KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-11. A 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION MEDIUM MACHINE-GUN ...

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Accession Number 095169
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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COCONUT KNOLL, KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-11. A 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION MEDIUM MACHINE-GUN PUMPING THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF ENEMY-HELD KIARIVU VILLAGE WHICH IS SEEN ON THE HIGHER FEATURE IN THE BACKGROUND. THE UNIT IS ESTABLISHED ASTRIDE BIG ROAD AND CONTROLS THE KIARIVU EMERGENCY LANDING GROUND.