| Accession Number | 030140/10 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Halmarick, Colin Thomas |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby |
| Date made | 6 September 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
VX1 General Sir Thomas Blamey, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, (right) Commanding Allied Land Forces, South ...
Description
VX1 General Sir Thomas Blamey, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, (right) Commanding Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area, chatting to members of the 7th Australian Division before they are flown into the forward area. This was the first time a complete Australian infantry division had been entirely airborne. Pictured, left to right: DX116 Private (Pte) A Stew; NX37382 Pte B Slade; VX78975 Pte R F Bird; NX80817 Pte R L Devenport; unidentified (obscured), and NX58770 Pte E L B Hughes. All except Pte Hughes and General Blamey were killed in an aircraft accident the next day, 7 September 1943.