COCONUT KNOLL, KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-11. THE NORTHERN END OF KIARIVU VILLAGE STILL BEING ...

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Accession Number 095170
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. THE NORTHERN END OF KIARIVU VILLAGE STILL BEING HELD BY THE ENEMY. THE JAPANESE NATIVE HUTS CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE COCONUT TREES. 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION IS ESTABLISHED ASTRIDE BIG ROAD AND CONTROLS THE KIARIVU EMERGENCY LANDING GROUND.