WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-02. A SMARTNESS OF LINES COMPETITION WAS HELD AT 2/3 MACHINE GUN ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak
Accession Number 097403
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-02. A SMARTNESS OF LINES COMPETITION WAS HELD AT 2/3 MACHINE GUN BATTALION AND TROOPS WERE GIVEN A WEEK TO DECORATE THEIR LINES. THE COMPETITION WAS WON BY A 10 PLATOON TENT. SHOWN ARE MEMBERS OF 12 PLATOON WITH THEIR DESIGN. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE C.G. JENNINGS (1); PRIVATE A. SEWELL (2); LANCE CORPORAL A.A. ELY (3); SERGEANT E. HAYLETT (4); PRIVATE T. GLEASON (5); PRIVATE A.E. HOBLEY (6).