PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY CONDUCTING MANOEUVRES IN DENSE TROPICAL BUSH ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby
Accession Number 025892
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Fisher, Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY CONDUCTING MANOEUVRES IN DENSE TROPICAL BUSH IN NEW GUINEA. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE "ENEMY" (WHO WORE FELT HATS AS DISTINGUISHING MARKS) WAIT TO AMBUSH THE ADVANCING TROOPS FROM A WELL CONCEALED POSITION ON A ROCKY RIDGE.