The graves of NX165473 Lieutenant Samuel Michael McCaughey, killed in action on 29 December 1943, ...

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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

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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.