| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Wau Area, Wau |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014377/17 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Clarke, |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Wau Area, Wau |
| Date made | 3 March 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
NATIVE CARRIERS WHO WATCHED PRESENTATION OF LOYAL SERVICE MEDALS TO FOUR CONSTABLES, AT WAU ...
Description
NATIVE CARRIERS WHO WATCHED PRESENTATION OF LOYAL SERVICE MEDALS TO FOUR CONSTABLES, AT WAU AERODROME, WERE A COLOURFUL GROUP. SOME OF THEM WORE THEIR LAP LAPS OF BRIGHT COLOURED COTTON CLOTH, A FEW WERE GARBED IN SCRAPS OF ARMY CLOTHING, AND SOME WORE SOUVENIRED RELICS OF CIVILIAN DAYS. WHEN THE AERODROME WAS BEING ATTACKED SOME JAPANESE SNIPERS MADE THEMSELVES A NUISANCE FOR A FEW HOURS SNIPING ACROSS THE DROME FROM THE HUT ON THE RIGHT UNTIL THEY WERE CLEARED OUT BY A PATROL. (NEGATIVE BY CAPT. CLARKE).