JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-06. NX70799 MAJOR A.G. LOWNDES, BRIGADE MAJOR, 6TH INFANTRY ...

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Accession Number 076710
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Date made 6 November 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-06. NX70799 MAJOR A.G. LOWNDES, BRIGADE MAJOR, 6TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (2) TALKS WITH GULPIAK (GOLPAK) (7) A LULULAI OR CHIEF OF THE POMIO DISTRICT. GOLPAK WAS AWARDED AN MBE FOR BRAVERY IN RESCUING AN AUSTRALIAN AND AN AMERICAN AFTER THEIR AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN JAPANESE HELD TERRITORY ON NEW BRITAIN