AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-08. PERSONNEL OF "JOCK FORCE" MOVING OFF FOR YAKAMUL ABOARD A 3 TON ...

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Accession Number 078213
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-08. PERSONNEL OF "JOCK FORCE" MOVING OFF FOR YAKAMUL ABOARD A 3 TON TRUCK "JOCK FORCE" IS COMMANDED BY NX122980 CAPTAIN A J MARSHALL, THE ONE ARMED OFFICER IN CHARGE, AND CONSISTS OF MEMBERS OF THE 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION AND NATIVE CARRIERS. THEY ARE TO MAKE A 40 DAY PATROL OVER THE TOROCELLI RANGES, THROUGH YAMBES AND ALONG THE SEPIK RIVER BEHIND THE JAPANESE LINES. CAPTAIN MARSHALL LOST HIS LEFT ARM IN A SHOOTING ACCIDENT BEFORE THE WAR.