SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-30. A SECTION OF GRAVES AT SALAMAUA WAR CEMETERY. THE LETTERS MOHN ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Mubo Salamaua Area, Salamaua
Accession Number 072801
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-30. A SECTION OF GRAVES AT SALAMAUA WAR CEMETERY. THE LETTERS MOHN ABOVE THE NAME AT THE EXTREME RIGHT FOREGROUND SIGNIFIES THE GRAVE OF A MEMBER OF THE MOHAMMEDAN FAITH. AMONG THE GRAVES VISIBLE ARE:- VX5407 PRIVATE A. BELL, 2/7TH INFANTRY BATTALION; QX26711 PRIVATE J. BEARKLEY, 2/6TH INFANTRY BATTALION; QX26806 PRIVATE W. ONSOP, 2/6TH INFANTRY BATTALION; NX77937 LANCE-SERGEANT R. ROSS, 2/7TH CAVALRY COMMANDO SQUADRON; VX59139 PRIVATE G. O'GRADY, 2/7TH INFANTRY BATTALION; VX41609 PRIVATE A. B. BAXTER, MM, 2/7TH INFANTRY BATTALION; VX7098 PRIVATE M. S. DANSON, 2/7TH INFANTRY BATTALION; VX102907 CORPORAL J. H. WATSON, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION; WX12565 PRIVATE J. T. OVENS, 2/7TH INFANTRY BATTALION; VX5870 LIEUTENANT L. G. WALKER, 2/7TH INFANTRY BATTALION; NX32451 SERGEANT L. STENHOUSE, 2/6TH FIELD REGIMENT.