| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Sattelberg Area |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 016205 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Brown, Norman |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Sattelberg Area |
| Date made | 27 November 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Australian troops moved in behind Matilda tanks for a dawn attack on the Japanese held village of ...
Description
Australian troops moved in behind Matilda tanks for a dawn attack on the Japanese held village of Sattelberg. Australian troops advance through the jungle in the wake of the tanks.the wounded man is making his way back from the Front. the others are moving forward to go in for the attack. The wounded man is believed to be SX17852 Private Douglas Cameron Maher of the 2/48th Battalion. He had been wounded by a grenade at Finschhafen and suffered head, back and arm injuries. He was bandaged at an aid post and told to walk back to a field post. He was operating an Owen machine gun when wounded and his sergeant took over the machine gun and he retreated with the sergeant's .303 rifle.