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Accession Number | 070005 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Nicholson, George Harvey |
Place made | New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Ramu River Finisterre Ranges Area, Ramu River Area, Faria River Area, Shaggy Ridge |
Date made | 10 January 1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The graves of NX165473 Lieutenant Samuel Michael McCaughey, killed in action on 29 December 1943, ...
Description
The graves of NX165473 Lieutenant Samuel Michael McCaughey, killed in action on 29 December 1943, and NX22021 Private John Thomas Buck, killed in action on 27 December 1943, both of the 2/9th Infantry Battalion. They died during the battle for the “Pimple” at Shaggy Ridge, New Guinea. The graves are on the summit of the ridge.