LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-09. TROOPS OF THE 20TH FIELD COMPANY, CARRYING A BOX GIRDER TO THE ...

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Accession Number 075034
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-09. TROOPS OF THE 20TH FIELD COMPANY, CARRYING A BOX GIRDER TO THE WATERS EDGE WHILE BUILDING THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE BUTIBUM RIVER TO REPLACE THE ONE WHICH WAS WASHED AWAY DURING A RECENT HEAVY FLOOD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX130608 SAPPER R.W. GILBERT (1); VX130607 SAPPER C.A. SWENSON (2); VX112848 SAPPER H.J. MILNES (3); V143253 SAPPER R.J. DONOVON (4); VX132615 SAPPER K.W. O'BRIEN (5); NX148472 SAPPER P.A. ROSEWARNE (6); VX135205 SAPPER A.L. BROWN (7); VX132741 CORPORAL H.J. WRIGHT (8).