| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P01568.030 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944. THE CREW OF AB422 FRANCES PEAT ON THE DECK OF THE SHIP ENJOYING A CUP OF ...
Description
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944. THE CREW OF AB422 FRANCES PEAT ON THE DECK OF THE SHIP ENJOYING A CUP OF TEA. THE FRANCES PEAT WAS A FORMER HAWKESBURY RIVER (NSW) VEHICULAR FERRY REFITTED AS AN ARMOURED FREIGHTER FOR SERVICE WITH THE AUSTRALIAN SMALL SHIPS SECTION IN NEW GUINEA WATERS. NEAREST LEFT AND THEN CLOCKWISE: LIEUTENANT ERIC BEST (CHIEF ENGINEER), WARRANT OFFICER CHARLIE HEESH (SECOND MATE), SERGEANT ROBINSON (GUNNER), WARRANT OFFICER 'NOOKY' SHANNON (ENGINEER), SAPPER FRED WOOD (DECK HAND), SAPPER PADDY ? (DECK HAND), SERGEANT BIM HICKEY (ENGINEER), ? (THE COOK), LIEUTENANT NICK CARTER (FIRST MATE), LIEUTENANT DON ANGUS (SKIPPER), SAPPER REX (L?) HEARN (DECK HAND, IN BERET), SERGEANT 'GOLDIE' GOLDING (THIRD MATE), SAPPER CLIVE BURNETT (DECK HAND), SAPPER BILLY DUGDALE (HELMSMAN, SEATED), SAPPER LEN CARTER (HELMSMAN), SAPPER JOHN JONES (DECKHAND), NX53048 SAPPER CLIVE H. ROUGHLEY (HELMSMAN), SAPPER JIMMY EDGE (BOSUN).