The graves of personnel killed in action between 28 March and 5 April 1945 at Slater's Knoll, ...

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Accession Number 091312
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Place made New Guinea: Bougainville
Date made 28 April 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

The graves of personnel killed in action between 28 March and 5 April 1945 at Slater's Knoll, Bougainville. The first grave is that of VX130281 Lieutenant Sydney Maurice Giles, 5th Field Company Royal Australian Engineers. Others known to be buried here but positions unknown are: QX43407 Corporal Henry Joseph Frederick Grey, 25th Battalion; N32904 Private (Pte) Athol Robert Burge, 25th Battalion; Q104128 Acting Corporal Edward John Callaghan, 25th Battalion; VX118472 Sapper Alan George Bartlett, 15th Field Company RAE attached to 25th Battalion; Q22227 Sergeant Harold Sydney Chapman, 25th Battalion; V506840 Pte Thomas Sullivan, 25th Battalion.