Karkar Island, New Guinea, 1944-12. On a sandy beach under an enormous tropical palm tree, Flying ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak Madang Area, Karkar Island
Accession Number P02257.068
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

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Karkar Island, New Guinea, 1944-12. On a sandy beach under an enormous tropical palm tree, Flying Officer 'Bubble Guts' Johnson (centre), Messing Officer with Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), trades for food supplies with a large group of native islanders.