BITAPAKA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-04. MR B. CHAN WITH HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. HIS DAUGHTER STILL CARRIES ...

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Accession Number 098617
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BITAPAKA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-04. MR B. CHAN WITH HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. HIS DAUGHTER STILL CARRIES THE SCAR OF BULLETS FROM A STRAFING CORSAIR AIRCRAFT. HE SPENT FOUR YEARS AT WESLEY COLLEGE, MELBOURNE, BEFORE THE WAR, AND HAS BEEN IN NEW BRITAIN FOR THREE YEARS. CHINESE CIVILIANS LIBERATED FROM THE JAPANESE ARE UNDER THE CARE OF AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT.