TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-18. A SECTION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE PACIFIC EXCHANGE "B" ...

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Accession Number 078409
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-18. A SECTION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE PACIFIC EXCHANGE "B" CORPS OF SIGNALS, SHOWING PORTION OF THE 6 POSITION 600 LINES SWITCHBOARD. AVERAGE DAILY CALLS NUMBER SOME 17,000. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QX48944 CORPORAL D.J. RYAN (1); VX112324 CORPORAL K.J. MCGRORY (PARTIALLY HIDDEN) (2); NX135929 LIEUTENANT N.F. WILSON (3); VX144087 SIGNALLER W.F. BUTLER (4); NX150655 SIGNALLER R.E. BOGGIS (5).