PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. NX33449 LIEUTENANT A.G. FISCHER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ...

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Accession Number 069385
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. NX33449 LIEUTENANT A.G. FISCHER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, 17TH ANTI TANK BATTERY, ONE OF THE EVACUEES, WHO WITH 155 OTHERS, COMPRISING SERVICE PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS, WAS SUCCESSFULLY WITHDRAWN FROM PALMALMAL ON THE SOUTH COAST OF NEW BRITAIN. LIEUTENANT FISCHER IS PHOTOGRAPHED ON THE JETTY ALONGSIDE THE RESCUE SHIP, HMAS "LAURABADA".