Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. Stark naked except for a pair of boots, 82586 Flying Officer ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang
Accession Number P02257.013
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Griffiths, Allen
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. Stark naked except for a pair of boots, 82586 Flying Officer Allen Robert Griffiths (right), Administrative and Special Duties (A&SD) Intelligence, Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), tends zinnias he has raised in a neat garden outside his tent at NORCOM Headquarters. Flight Lieutenant Jim Hodges stands bare to the waist (left). Because of the heat, many RAAF members took to leaving their clothes off when they were off duty.