COCONUT KNOLL, KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-11. MEMBERS OF 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION READING A COPY ...

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Accession Number 095173
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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COCONUT KNOLL, KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-11. MEMBERS OF 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION READING A COPY OF THE ARMY NEWSPAPER, GUINEA GOLD, DROPPED BY AN ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT ON THEIR POSITION. THE UNIT IS ESTABLISHED ASTRIDE BIG ROAD AND CONTROLS THE KIARIVU EMERGENCY LANDING GROUND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE R.E. COTTON (1); PRIVATE B. HARDING (2); PRIVATE G.M. JAY (3); PRIVATE D.L. WALKER (4).