FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-19. MEMBERS OF A GUARD PLATOON FROM THE 2/1ST ...

FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-19. MEMBERS OF A GUARD PLATOON FROM THE 2/1ST HEADQUARTERS GUARD BATTALION ATTACHED TO THE 5TH DIVISION. THIS GROUP, CONSISTING OF OLDER MEN SELECTED ON BATTLE EXPERIENCE AND INITIATIVE, HAS AN AVERAGE AGE OF 43 YEARS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: NX40263 PRIVATE D. CORCORAN (1); VX33512 PRIVATE H.J. SMEATON (2); VX15060 CORPORAL W.G. MACKENZIE (3); WX5017 PRIVATE R. MOSES (4); NX11599 PRIVATE L.B. GUYDER (5); WX6964 PRIVATE J.T. MANLEY (6); NX29581 PRIVATE R.M. MACKINLAY (7); WX6977 CORPORAL C.M.T. KELLY (8); NX42693 PRIVATE G. BOTT (9); QX3441 LANCE-CORPORAL N. PRICE (10); NX41085 PRIVATE C.T. SKIPPEN (11); WX10480 PRIVATE T.A. MACDONALD (12); NX58108 PRIVATE E.R. KENNY (13); NX71791 PRIVATE W.S. HUGHES (14); WX4993 CORPORAL H.H. BEHRMANN (15); WX11286 PRIVATE W.H. POTTER (16); NX60437 PRIVATE A.A.C. KELLY (17); WX9177 PRIVATE S.E. ROGERS (18); NX154841 PRIVATE R.S. YEOMAN (19); SX7806 SERGEANT F.L. TRIPNEY (20); NX28629 PRIVATE E.G. MACKAY (21); TX6183 LIEUTENANT R.G. SADLER (22); VX22672 LANCE-CORPORAL R. HODGE (23); NX59779 PRIVATE A. GRUGGEN (24); NX24258 PRIVATE W.H.J. MARTIN (25); WX7040 PRIVATE L.T.W. SMITH (26); WX5469 PRIVATE W.H. DUCKHAM (27); NX47810 PRIVATE R.F. BUCHANAN (28); VX30805 PRIVATE J. QUIGLEY (29); V175428 PRIVATE P.M. CAMERON (30); VX17152 PRIVATE A.J. LUXTON (31). (SEE ALSO 071318)