| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 078355 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-14. NGX8 CAPTAIN B. FAIRFAX-ROSS, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU FIELD ...
Description
SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-14. NGX8 CAPTAIN B. FAIRFAX-ROSS, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU FIELD PARTY, SOUTH COAST, NEW BRITAIN. CAPTAIN FAIRFAX-ROSS WAS A PLANTATION INSPECTOR FOR BURNS, PHILP AND CO. IN THESE ISLANDS FOR SOME 16 YEARS PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II. AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR HE ENLISTED IN THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCES AND SERVED FOR 18 MONTHS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH THE 2/12TH INFANTRY BATTALION, RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA HE WAS SECONDED TO THE ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU WITH WHOM HE HAS OPERATED IN NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN AND THE SOLOMON.