BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-01. GUNNERS OF NO. 12 BATTERY, 4TH FIELD REGIMENT MANDHANDLING THEIR ...

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Accession Number 077362
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Keam, Ronald Noel
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-01. GUNNERS OF NO. 12 BATTERY, 4TH FIELD REGIMENT MANDHANDLING THEIR 25 POUNDER GUNS INTO POSITION ON BENCHES CUT OUT OF THE SIDE OF A HILL ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE LARUMA RIVER, OPPOSITE HEADQUARTERS 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WHICH UNIT THEY ARE SUPPORTING DURING THEIR ATTACKS ON THE ENEMY POSITIONS IN THE AREA.