| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01672.002 |
| 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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LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1943-10-14. THE DEPUTY SUPERVISING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ...
Description
LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1943-10-14. THE DEPUTY SUPERVISING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (DSIO), NAVAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, RAN, WITH HIS STAFF AND VISITING COASTWATCHERS AT HIS HEADQUARTERS CAMP. ALL OF THEM ARE MEMBERS OF THE RAN, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT (LT) A.R. EVANS; SUB-LT R. STUART; LT F.W. MCCONAGHY; LT R.N. EBBELS; LT W.B. MARSTON; LT COMMANDER I. PRYCE-JONES, DSIO; LT W.F. BEAUMONT; FLIGHT LIEUTENANT C.L. HOOPER, RAAF; LT R. BASTION; LT COURCEY ?; LT T.O. SEXTON, RADIO OFFICER; LT L.A. WALKER; SUB-LT A.M. ANDRESEN. SITTING: ABLE SEAMAN (AB) C. URQUHART; AB N. RUNNEGAR; AB D.L. HILL. WALKER, ANDRESEN, EVANS AND HOOPER WERE ALL COASTWATCHERS. THE DOG IS COCO, WHO ALWAYS GAVE WARNING OF APPROACHING JAPANESE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE AIR RAID SIRENS SOUNDED. THE QUONSET HUT TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE MEN IS THE DSIO'S OFFICE. THE DSIO'S HQ AT LUNGGA WAS THE COLLECTION AND RELAY POINT FOR OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE GATHERED BY THE NETWORK OF COASTWATCHERS THAT OPERATED IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.