LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (AWAS) MEMBERS FILING UP THE SHIP'S ...

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Accession Number 091419
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (AWAS) MEMBERS FILING UP THE SHIP'S GANGWAY FOR DISEMBARKATION INTO LANDING BARGES. THEY ARE PART OF A GROUP OF 342 AWAS FROM AUSTRALIA IN TRANSIT TO THE AWAS BARRACKS AT BUTIBUM ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE G.A. SMITH (1); CORPORAL E.D. ALLBEURY (2); SERGEANT J.M. GARRETT (3); PRIVATE F. LOHREY (4); PRIVATE H.L. EATON (5); CORPORAL I. CARTWRIGHT (6).