| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 091391 |
| 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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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WORKING ON THE ...
Description
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER WATCH A MOBILE CRANE REMOVE LAUNCHING NOSES FROM THE STRUCTURE. THIS AUSTRALIAN MADE BRIDGE, USED IN OPERATIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME, IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A 25-TON TANK. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LIEUTENANT C.T. EARL (1); SAPPER N.W. PUCKERIDGE (2); CORPORAL J.H. BARNETT (3); LANCE-CORPORAL R.C. STOPP (4); CAPTAIN J.G. WILLIS (5).