LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL DOING THEIR FIRST WASHING ...

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Accession Number 091497
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 PERSONNEL DOING THEIR FIRST WASHING IN THEIR NEW QUARTERS AT THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE BARRACKS, BUTIBUM ROAD. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF A GROUP OF 342 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE WHO TRAVELLED ON THE MV DUNTROON FROM AUSTRALIA TO LAE TO TAKE UP VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL A. SKINNER (1).