| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014603 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Brown, Norman |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 7 April 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Rescued after living ten and 14 months respectively with natives in New Britain, three American ...
Description
Rescued after living ten and 14 months respectively with natives in New Britain, three American aviators and an Australian were welcomed at a New Guinea base. Left to right (marked with crosses) Pte Dale E. Bordner of Ohio, Pte. M C Hughes of Texas, Lt Eugene D Wallace of California and Pte. John Leslie Stokie, a coastwatcher and member of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, of Colac, Victoria.