| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00647.016 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MILNE BAY, PAPUA, C.1944. PLAQUE ON THE CONCRETE MEMORIAL AT NO. 3 STRIP (TURNBULL FIELD). THIS ...
Description
MILNE BAY, PAPUA, C.1944. PLAQUE ON THE CONCRETE MEMORIAL AT NO. 3 STRIP (TURNBULL FIELD). THIS MEMORIAL REPLACED AN EARLIER ONE (SEE P647/28/14) WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED, PROBABLY SOUVENIRED. THE INSCRIPTION READS: "IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, NCOS AND MEN OF THE 7 AND 18 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENDING TURNBULL FIELD. THIS MARKS THE WESTERN MOST POINT IN MILNE BAY OF THE JAP ADVANCE, AUG-SEP 42. ALSO THE SOUTHERN MOST POINT OF THE JAP ADVANCE IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC . 83 UNKNOWN JAP MARINES LIE BURIED HERE. ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE BY AUSTRALIAN FORCES SERVING IN THIS AREA, JUNE 1944". (DONOR - T.G. JONES).