| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01708.007 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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CENTRAL RANGES, NEW GUINEA. C.1943-03. MR WILLIAM (BILL) MACGREGOR AND DOCTOR SCHROEDER, ...
Description
CENTRAL RANGES, NEW GUINEA. C.1943-03. MR WILLIAM (BILL) MACGREGOR AND DOCTOR SCHROEDER, CIVILIANS WHO WERE FLEEING FROM THE JAPANESE IN WEWAK, WITH NATIVES ON A JUNGLE TRACK. ALSO WITH THEM WAS A MEDICAL ASSISTANT (LIK LIK DOCTOR), CYRIL LAMBERT MM, RAY AH SOONG (WHOSE REAL NAME WAS CHOW CHEN ON), RAFAEL JOSEPH AND ? BELL. THEY MET WITH MEMBERS OF M SPECIAL UNIT, SERVICES RECONNAISSANCE DEPARTMENT, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, WHO WERE MAKING THEIR WAY OVERLAND FROM MT HAGEN TO THE NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA. MACGREGOR AND AH SOONG CHOSE TO JOIN THE LCUST PARTY. AH SOONG STAYED WITH LOCUST TILL THE END OF THE OPERATION, BUT MACGREGOR WAS EVACUATED FROM THE SEPIK AREA EARLY 1944-04. (DONOR L. BAILLIE)