| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Bitapaka |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P02031.004 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Bitapaka, New Britain. 1915-08-24. A RAN member of the Australian Naval and Military ...
Description
Bitapaka, New Britain. 1915-08-24. A RAN member of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) and an (indigenous) New Briton native stand as sentry at one of the three defensive trenches on the road to the Bitapaka wireless station after allied forces captured the station from the Germans on 11 September 1914. These trenches were constructed by the Germans across the width of the Bitapaka Road for the defence of the wireless station. (Donor O. Greaves)