NEW GUINEA. ATTACK ON LAE. THIS PLATOON OF A FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN BATTALION TOOK PART IN THE ...

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Accession Number 015931
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Maker Military History Section
Place made New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Lae Markham River Area
Date made 6 October 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

NEW GUINEA. ATTACK ON LAE. THIS PLATOON OF A FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN BATTALION TOOK PART IN THE VICTORIOUS ADVANCE ON LAE. W. POCOCK OF ROLLESTON, QUEENSLAND AND SGT. J. EVANS OF BONDI, N.S.W. FORWARD SCOUTS, MAKE A RECONNAISSANCE OF A PROBABLE JAP HIDING PLACE. (NEGATIVE BY MILITARY HISTORY NEGATIVES).