LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-22. VILLAGE BOYS WATCHING THE PARADE FOR THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae
Accession Number 074830
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-22. VILLAGE BOYS WATCHING THE PARADE FOR THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, FOR THE CEREMONY OF PRESENTING A MEDAL TO GARTER, A NATIVE "DOCTOR" FOR HIS GALLANTRY IN RESCUING AN ALLIED AIRMAN SHOT DOWN BY THE ENEMY.