| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 061688 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Buchanan, Robert John |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. SOME OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF D COMPANY, 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN ...
Description
WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. SOME OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF D COMPANY, 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION IN FRONT OF A BOMB DAMAGED COWSHED. THE JAPANESE, DURING THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE AREA KILLED AND ATE THE COWS, MUCH TO THE DISGUST OF THE "COW COCKIES" IN THE BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX42942 SERGEANT J. S. HOLMES (1); VX42355 CORPORAL R. S. CUNNINGHAM (2); VX63369 PRIVATE R. T. MAGUIRE (3); VX66757 PRIVATE N. JENKINS (4); VX48234 PRIVATE W. BOOTH (6); VX29234 CORPORAL E. J. RUFFIN (7); VX19432 CAPTAIN F. W. TIETYENS (8); LIEUTENANT BARRY-HARPER (9); VX60769 CORPORAL A. L. DANNOCK (10); VX42375 SERGEANT I. R. THEODORE (11); VX40939 PRIVATE A. P. TAIT (12); VX42527 SERGEANT R. T. HAND (13); VX65064 PRIVATE M. DINSDALE (15); VX47392 PRIVATE J. B. FINLAY (16); VX60438 PRIVATE L. J. BRAYBON (17); VX24717 SERGEANT T. V. KENNY (18); VX69260 PRIVATE J. COOPER (19); VX37508 PRIVATE C. A. BROUGH (20); VX46373 LIEUTENANT K. G. FOSTER (21); VX42981 SERGEANT F. B. KEMP (22); VX68199 PRIVATE E. HAM (23); VX46165 CORPORAL T. H. BLAKE (25); VX48191 PRIVATE L. J. PIGDON (26); VX47466 PRIVATE J. E. RIDDELL (27).