BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-20. MEDIUM MACHINE-GUNNERS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING THE HONGORAI ...

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Accession Number 092480
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-20. MEDIUM MACHINE-GUNNERS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING THE HONGORAI RIVER AT MACKLIN'S CROSSING. THE JEEP AND TRAILER IS LOADED WITH GUNS AND EQUIPMENT DURING THE BATTALION'S ADVANCE SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER ALONG HAESLERS TRACK TO THE BUIN ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL G.N. NUNN (1); PRIVATE J.W. HESTER (2); LANCE CORPORAL W.V. BOULTON (3); PRIVATE L.N. WATERS (4); PRIVATE R.W. MALSEM (5); PRIVATE P.J. DUPUY (6); PRIVATE F. NEAL (7); LANCE CORPORAL J.H. MURPHY (8).