AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-06. PERSONNEL OF "JOCK FORCE", 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION PREPARING TO ...

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Accession Number 078227
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-06. PERSONNEL OF "JOCK FORCE", 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION PREPARING TO MOVE OUT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT HEADQUARTERS AT THE START OF THEIR 40 DAY PATROL OVER THE TORROCELLI RANGES, THROUGH YAMBE AND ALONG THE SEPIK RIVER BEHIND THE JAPANESE LINES. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX1295 STAFF SERGEANT L. O'DONNELL (1); NX122980 CAPTAIN A.J. MARSHALL, THE ONE ARMED OFFICER IN CHARGE (2); NX1337 SERGEANT C.O. HOOPER (3); VX117704 PRIVATE K.R. PHELAN (4).