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Black and white photograph of 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion

c. 1941
Overview

Black and white photograph of 140 men of the 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion. Photograph mounted on cardboard. Penciled signature under photograph lower left-hand corner.

Historical information

The 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion was formed late in 1940 comprised entirely of Western Australians. After initial training in Northam W.A. they were moved to Adelaide then Darwin. Sailing via New Guinea, Sydney and Fremantle they eventually landed in Singapore just as the Japanese were preparing to attack the city. Within weeks a third of the battalion were either killed, missing or wounded and the remainder were imprisoned in POW camps.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-2008.7.6
Item type
Photographs
Themes
War and Conflict > World War 2
Material
Cardboard
Photographic Paper
Width
387 mm
Height or length
150 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Unknown signature

Keywords
World War 2
Place made
Western Australia, Australia
Year
c. 1941
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Well provenanced
Google Maps search term / URL
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8
Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878
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Links to additional resources
Australian War Memorial [www.awm.gov.au]
Last modified
Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
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Black and white photograph of 2/4th MGB
Black and white photograph of 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion

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