Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang |
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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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Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. Stark naked except for a pair of boots, 82586 Flying Officer ...
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.