| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 304711 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LUNGA, GUADALCANAL, BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS PROTECTORATE. 1943-10-13. THE DEPUTY SUPERVISING ...
Description
LUNGA, GUADALCANAL, BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS PROTECTORATE. 1943-10-13. THE DEPUTY SUPERVISING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, SOLOMON ISLANDS, PRESENTING THE NEW GUINEA POLICE FORCE MEDAL FOR LOYALTY TO POLICE SERGEANT YAWIKA (YAUWIKA). HE WAS A NATIVE POLICEMAN OF THE BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS PROTECTORATE DEFENCE FORCE. THE EUROPEANS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH INCLUDE SUB LIEUTENANTS M. J. C. STUART AND A. M. ANDRESEN, LIEUTENANTS H. MARSDEN, BEAUMONT, .R S. BASTIN, T. SEXTON, A. S. MACDONALD AND L. A. WALKER AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDER I. PRYCE-JONES, ALL MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, RAN, (RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COASTWATCHERS). PRYCE-JONES WAS A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VOLUNTEER. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION) (SIMILIAR IMAGE AT 306831)