LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-18. SIGNALWOMAN O. FREEMAN (1), AND SIGNALWOMAN E.G. MILLARD (2), ...

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Accession Number 091903
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-18. SIGNALWOMAN O. FREEMAN (1), AND SIGNALWOMAN E.G. MILLARD (2), PERSONNEL FROM AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE BARRACKS, ON THE TOP DECK OF THE "MALAHANG WRECK" A DERELICT JAPANESE SHIP WHICH WAS FORCED ON TO THE BEACH BY ALLIED BOMBERS. THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN A TOUR OF THE AREA CONDUCTED BY ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE FOR AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO HAVE RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM AUSTRALIA.