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ALICE SPRINGS, NT. 1942-12. A MEMBER OF GUINEA AIRWAYS UNLOADING AIR MAIL FOR THE TROOPS IN THE ALICE SPRINGS AREA, FROM A GUINEA AIRWAYS PLANE AT THE ALICE SPRINGS AERODROME, ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH ..

Studio portrait of VX26758 Private (Pte) George William Lanham, 2/22 Infantry Battalion, of Albury, NSW. Pte Lanham enlisted in on 14 June 1940 and served in served in New Britain. Following the ..

Sepia-toned studio portrait of NX67194 Lieutenant (Lt) Ivan Stanley Clarke, 36th Battalion. Lt Clarke was born at Adelaide, SA, and was a grazier at Running Stream near Mudgee, NSW. He he enlisted ..

Group portrait of three members of 2/22 Battalion. Left to right: probably VX46697 Anthony Richard John Fox, of Macarthur, Victoria; VX26758 Private (Pte) George William Lanham, of Albury, NSW; and ..

Studio portrait of VX52829 Lieutenant (Lt) George Edward Pearce, 2/14 Battalion. Born in Peebles, Scotland, Lt Pearce enlisted in April 1941. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for showing ..

Studio portrait of NX77698 Private (Pte) Jack Smith, 2/17 Battalion. A bank clerk from Young, New South Wales, Pte Smith enlisted in December 1941 and embarked for service in the Middle East on 23 ..

Studio portrait of VX37496 Private (Pte) Kenneth Rawie Drew, 2/22 Battalion, of Wallaroo SA. Pte Drew was a member of the Brunswick Salvation Army Band. Twenty three members of the Salvation Army ..

Studio portrait of VX42507 Private (Pte) Robert Arthur Fuller, 2/22 Battalion, of Tocumwal, NSW. Private Fuller enlisted on 28 June 1940 and served in New Britain. Following the Japanese invasion ..

Studio portrait of V45822 Private (Pte) Robert Ivan Currie, 58/59th Battalion, of Katamatite, Victoria. A farmer in civilian life, he enlisted on 21 July 1941. While serving in New Guinea, Pte ..

Studio portrait of 4551 Private (Pte) Thomas William Pearson, 10th Battalion, of Kadina SA, and his three sons. A farmer prior to enlistment Pte Pearson embarked on HMAT Miltiades (A28) on 7 ..

Studio portrait of NX46731 Corporal (Cpl) Sydney James Gordon Reeve, No. 1 Independent Company. Cpl Reeve enlisted on 15 July 1940 and served on the island of New Ireland. He was taken prisoner of ..

Studio portrait of QX10423 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Laurence Harold Bruggemann, 2/25th Battalion. A native of Oakey, Qld, he enlisted on 4 July 1940. Later promoted to the rank of Corporal, Cpl ..