RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-11. A VEHICLE OF 13 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, IN ...

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Accession Number 096482
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-11. A VEHICLE OF 13 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, IN ONE OF THE STREETS OF RABAUL KNOWN AS MANGO AVENUE. THE BEAUTIFUL TREES OF THE AVENUE SHOW SIGNS OF DAMAGE FROM THE PERIOD WHEN RABAUL WAS BEING NEUTRALISED BY ALLIED AIR RAIDS. THE AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS FORMED A COMPONENT OF THE FORCE FROM 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE WHICH OCCUPIED RABAUL AFTER THE SURRENDER.