SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-19. SIGNALMAN M.P. WILLIAMS, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (1), ...

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Accession Number 092068
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-19. SIGNALMAN M.P. WILLIAMS, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (1), AND SERGEANT N. ROBERTSON (2), ON A LAKATOI (NATIVE CANOE) DURING THE FIRST VISIT OF AWAS PERSONNEL TO SALAMAUA. A LAUNCH TRIP TO THE ISLAND FROM LAE WAS ORGANISED FOR THE AWAS BY ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE.