| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 062299 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Stuckey, Norman Bradford |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 27th December, 1943. A stretcher party of the 2/16th Australian ...
Description
SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 27th December, 1943. A stretcher party of the 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion, 21st Australian Infantry Brigade negotiating a difficult section of the track with a wounded soldier during the attack on the Japanese held "Pimple". Identified left to right. Rear: Unidentified; VX91417 Captain J.C. ZWAR, Medical Officer, bearing stretcher; WX17091 Chaplain C.W.J. CUNNINGHAM, MBE (Roman Catholic). Unidentified injured personnel on stretcher. Front stretcher bearers: WX11750 Sergeant M. STEWART; WX32128 Private D.F. O'KEEFE.