| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Aitape |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 090096 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-19. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND ...
Description
AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-19. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (4), AND THE OFFICIAL PARTY, LEAVING THE OFFICERS' MESS AT 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, DURING HIS TOUR OF THE HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LIEUTENANT-COLONEL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1); LIEUTENANT-GENERAL F.H. BERRYMAN, CHIEF OF STAFF (2); MAJOR-GENERAL S.G. STEVENS, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS (3); BRIGADIER J.E.G. MARTIN, COMMANDER 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE (5).