| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | OG2716 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Harrison, John Thomas |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1944. GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF THE RAAF POSTAL UNIT WHO HANDLE THE ...
Description
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1944. GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF THE RAAF POSTAL UNIT WHO HANDLE THE MAIL FOR RAAF PERSONNEL IN THE AREA. PRACTICALLY ALL OF THEM WORKED IN THE POSTMASTER GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT IN CIVILIAN LIFE, AND REPRESENT A TOTAL OF OVER NINETY YEARS OF POSTAL SERVICE. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) C. OSBORN, LATHAM, WA; FLIGHT SERGEANT J. D. KERMOND, TYRRELL CK, VIC; CORPORAL (CPL) J. SHEEDY, MELBOURNE, VIC; SERGEANT JOHN FLYNN, SYDNEY, NSW; LAC R. ARCHER, SYDNEY, NSW; FLYING OFFICER J. V. POPE, BRISBANE, QLD, OFFICER IN CHARGE. FRONT ROW: CPL R. DAVEY, MELBOURNE, VIC; LAC E. SEATTER, SYDNEY, NSW; LAC J. CARTER, MELBOURNE, VIC, DRIVER. ON ONE DAY IN 1943-12 RAAF POST OFFICE AT MORESBY HANDLED 1400 BAGS OF MAIL.