WAU - LAE ROAD, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-10. NG3501 CAPTAIN J.W. ECCLESTONE, OFFICER COMMANDING LABU - ...

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WAU - LAE ROAD, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-10. NG3501 CAPTAIN J.W. ECCLESTONE, OFFICER COMMANDING LABU - MARKHAM POINT SECTION. CAPTAIN ECCLESTONE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCATION OF THE BULLDOG ROAD FROM STEEL FALLS TO EDIE CREEK, AND SECTIONS OF THE WAU-LAE ROAD. ECCLESTONE GAP ON THE BULLDOG ROAD IS NAMED AFTER HIM. PRIOR TO THE WAR HE WAS WITH THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATION IN NEW GUINEA.