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Accession Number | 098617 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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BITAPAKA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-04. MR B. CHAN WITH HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. HIS DAUGHTER STILL CARRIES ...
Description
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.