| Accession Number | AWM2019.97.1 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Date made | 1944-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
NX81521 Lance Corporal John Patrick Minogue (right), NX87090 Corporal Paul Couch, (middle) and ...
Description
NX81521 Lance Corporal John Patrick Minogue (right), NX87090 Corporal Paul Couch, (middle) and NX201202 Trooper Bernard Joseph Hurley (left), all 2/6th Commando Squadron.
An electrician prior to enlisting on 2 February 1942, Corporal Couch was killed in action in Balikpapan, Borneo on 8 July 1945. Trooper Hurley enlisted on 22 May 1943 and died of wounds in Balikpapan, Borneo on 17 July 1945.