| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01708.004 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Fryer, H |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
LUMI, NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-09. GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF M SPECIAL UNIT, SERVICES ...
Description
LUMI, NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-09. GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF M SPECIAL UNIT, SERVICES RECONNAISSANCE DEPARTMENT, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, WITH NATIVE GUERRILLA TROOPS AT LUMI, ABOUT 50 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF AITAPE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE GROUP SPLIT UP INTO TWO PARTIES CODENAMED "WHITING" AND "LOCUST". WHITING PARTY SET OUT FOR THE HOLLANDIA AREA, WHILE LOCUST PARTY CONTINUED TO OPERATE IN THE AREA SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF AITAPE. LEFT TO RIGHT (STANDING): SERGEANT (SGT) H.N. STAVERMAN, ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY, LEADER OF THE WHITING PARTY, BEHEADED BY THE JAPANESE IN AN AMBUSH, C. 1943-09; SGT LEN SIFFLEET, WIRELESS OPERATOR FOR WHITING PARTY, MURDERED BY THE JAPANESE, 1943-10-24; RAY AH SOONG (WHOSE REAL NAME WAS CHOW CHEN ON), A MEMBER OF LOCUST PARTY; PRIVATE PATIWAHL, AN AMBONESE; SGT LES BAILLIE, WIRELESS OPERATOR FOR LOCUST PARTY; LIEUTENANT (LT) GUY BLACK. THE NAMES OF THE NATIVE TROOPS ARE NOT KNOWN. THE MAN SQUATTING AT FAR RIGHT IS LT HARRY AIKEN. NOT INCLUDED ARE LT H. A. J. FRYER (THE PHOTOGRAPHER) AND PRIVATE REHARIN.