Places | |
---|---|
Accession Number | 098322 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Weir, Edward James |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
BORAM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-26. A NEW UNIT, 67 INFANTRY BATTALION, WAS FORMED FROM VOLUNTEERS IN ...
Description
BORAM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-26. A NEW UNIT, 67 INFANTRY BATTALION, WAS FORMED FROM VOLUNTEERS IN THE WEWAK AREA TO BECOME PART OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF). SHOWN, TWO OF THE VOLUNTEERS, PRIVATE R.H. DELL (1) AND PRIVATE J.H. PREST (2). THEY ARE AT THE EMBARKATION POINT PREPARING TO LEAVE ON THE M.V. MANOORA FOR MOROTAI WHERE THE AUSTRALIAN COMPONENT OF BCOF IS BEING ASSEMBLED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR JAPAN.