BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-16. QX56840 PRIVATE L. WILKINSON (1), NX111979 LIEUTENANT A.D. ...

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Accession Number 078513
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-16. QX56840 PRIVATE L. WILKINSON (1), NX111979 LIEUTENANT A.D. ELBOURNE (2) AND NX124093; SERGEANT R. ROGERS (3), 47TH INFANTRY BATTALION DIRECTING A MORTAR BARRAGE IN SUPPORT OF AN INFANTRY ASSAULT BY "B" COMPANY ON JAPANESE PILLBOXES ON THE HUPAI-SAPANI RIVER PRIOR TO THE CAPTURE OF MAWARAKA.