| Accession Number | 151003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Portrait |
| Physical description | Black & white, Portrait |
| Maker |
Bottomley, Clifford |
| Date made | November 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Goodenough Island, New Guinea. November 1942. Australian Army Sergeant B. Scholes of Benalla, ...
Description
Goodenough Island, New Guinea. November 1942. Australian Army Sergeant B. Scholes of Benalla, Vic, whose Browning anti-aircraft machine gun crew shot down a Japanese aircraft making an attack on the MacLaren King, the island-mainland ferry. Here he holds a war souvenir, possibly a piece of the Japanese plane.