| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 074982 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NAGADA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-26. THE CAPTAIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE 29/46TH ...
Description
NAGADA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-26. THE CAPTAIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION TALKING TO HIS MEN AT HALFTIME DURING THEIR MATCH AGAINST A TEAM FROM THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION AT THE SPORTS CARNIVAL FOR THE OPENING OF THE DESLANDES SPORTS OVAL. THIS OVAL WAS NAMED IN HONOUR OF VX105949 CORPORAL R.C.A. DESLANDES D. COMPANY, 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE CHARGING A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN POST NEAR GUSIKA ON 1943-07-06. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX144403 SERGEANT A.J. MCDONALD (1); VX132274 CORPORAL J.M. JONES (2); VX135553 SERGEANT C. WOODS (3); VX106053 CORPORAL F. TOMLINSON (4); VX140375 PRIVATE L. STONE (5); VX138468 CORPORAL W. RANSON (6); VX106045 SIGNALLER S. SMALL (7); VX118776 PRIVATE H. HEARD (8); VX144516 CORPORAL P. DEAN (9); V39980 PRIVATE C.A. WILSON (10); V235639 PRIVATE P. NOLAN (11).