LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-25. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD DIVISION PROVOST COMPANY ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae
Accession Number 071704
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white, Landscape
Physical description Black & white, Landscape
Maker Frazer, Alton Lyall
Date made 25 March 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-25. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD DIVISION PROVOST COMPANY ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS LAE BASE SUB-AREA WITH VEHICLES OUTSIDE HEADQUARTERS. THE MOTOR CYCLE AND JEEP PATROLS ARE USED IN APPREHENDING TRAFFIC OFFENDERS, CONTROLLING TRAFFIC, AND PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF MALARIA. LEFT TO RIGHT: VX108085 LIEUTENANT R. J. SCOBIE; VX138306 CORPORAL (CPL) F. HAYES (BACK); VX131658 CPL D. D. COLOE; VX131654 CPL R. D. CURRIE; VX139802 CPL W. ICK; VX138305 CPL R. J. SELL; V45472 CPL W. DIVINY.