KUBA LAKE, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-25. COMPETITORS PADDLING THEIR HOME-MADE RACING ...

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Accession Number 062781
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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Description

KUBA LAKE, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-25. COMPETITORS PADDLING THEIR HOME-MADE RACING CRAFT, HEWN FROM A LOG, MOVING UP FOR THE START OF THE BOAT RACE AT THE CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL AND REGATTA ORGANISED BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/14TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 7TH DIVISION. SHOWN ARE: QX25211 CORPORAL S. V. BLOCK (1); VX69061 PRIVATE T. MCKOY (2); VX14028 LIEUTENANT K. A. EVANS (3); VX15379 CORPORAL W. J. DIXON (4); WX9502 PRIVATE F. A. KENNEDY (5).