WEWAK SECTOR, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-15. MEMBERS OF THE 'M' SPECIAL UNIT, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak
Accession Number P00286.003
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

WEWAK SECTOR, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-15. MEMBERS OF THE 'M' SPECIAL UNIT, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: CAPTAIN H. AIKEN, AIF (EX COASTWATCHER); LIEUTENANT D.H. HARRISON, AIF (WEARING JAPANESE HELMET); PRIVATE B. LAMONT, AIF; CENTRE ROW: SERGEANT C.C. ROBERTSON, AIF; ABLE SEAMAN PETER ROBIN, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY; PRIVATE GRAHAM, 6TH DIVISION, AIF, ON LOAN TO THE 'M' UNIT; FRONT ROW: ABLE SEAMAN "SHORTIE" GRAHAM, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY (NO RELATION TO PRIVATE GRAHAM); AND SERGEANT H. ELLISON-SMITH, FAR EASTERN LIAISON ORGANISATION. (CAMERAMAN: CORPORAL NORMAN MILLS, AIF, TOGETHER WITH LOYAL NEW GUINEA NATIVES)