| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Song Valley, Song River, Gusika |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 016297 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Brown, Norman |
| Place made | New Guinea1, New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Song Valley, Song River, Gusika |
| Date made | 20 December 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
HEAVY RAIN MADE WORK MORE DIFFICULT TO KEEP MAPS AND WRITING MATERIAL DRY AT A FORWARD COMMAND ...
Description
HEAVY RAIN MADE WORK MORE DIFFICULT TO KEEP MAPS AND WRITING MATERIAL DRY AT A FORWARD COMMAND POST DURING THE BATTLE IN WHICH INFANTRY UNITS OF 29TH/46TH BATTALION INFLICTED SEVERE CASUALTIES ON THE JAPANESE NORTH OF GUSIKA. LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT (LT) G. THOMPSON OF NARRABEEN, NSW; CORPORAL FRED J. NEGRO OF RICHMOND, VIC; V200402 PRIVATE F. P. (FELIX) FURLONG OF VIC, AND OF 29/46TH BATTALION, 3RD DIVISION, 4TH BRIGADE (IN THE BACK, BEHIND THE MAN WITHOUT THE HAT); LT S. PIGOTT OF MALVERN, VIC; SIGNALMAN (SIG) CHARLES BYRNE OF FITZROY, MELBOURNE, VIC; SIG. G. WALKER OF RICHMOND, VIC.