| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 060577 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Buchanan, Robert John |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Mubo Salamaua Area, Morobe, Sattelberg |
| Date made | 15 November 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A patrol from C Company, 2/24th Battalion, setting out to tap a Japanese telephone line, being ...
Description
A patrol from C Company, 2/24th Battalion, setting out to tap a Japanese telephone line, being briefed by the Officer Commanding C Company setting out to tap a Japanese telephone line, being briefed by VX46436 Captain Edward Patrick Harty (left, crouching). Others identified are: VX33860 Lieutenant J H Caple (2). VX50720 Kenneth William Crichton (3); VX75207. PRIVATE D. N. MUIR. (4); VX68274 PRIVATE W. J. LOBB. (5); VX41873 WARRANT OFFICER II S. H. RIDLEY (6); VX75910 PRIVATE N. W. JONES. (7); VX67518 SIGNALMAN R. MITCHELL. (8); VX76785 PRIVATE R. W. RICE. (9); VX75647 PRIVATE P. L. MATHIESON. (10); VX14320 PRIVATE A. W. CORCORAN. (11); VX32579 CORPORAL R. W. WEBB. (12). Although the identified people are numbered, a numbered image cannot be located so Captain Harty is the only person whose poition can be confirmed [due to his rank pips].