File:Australian infantry and armour at Buna (AWM 014008).jpg

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English: 1943-01-07. PAPUA, GIROPA POINT. MEMBERS OF 2/12TH INFANTRY BATTALION ADVANCE AS GENERAL STUART M3 LIGHT TANKS MANNED BY B SQUADRON, 2/6TH ARMOURED REGIMENT, BLAST JAPANESE PILLBOXES IN THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. NOTE MACHINE GUN ON TANK CLEARING TREETOPS OF SNIPERS BY SYSTEMATIC SPRAYING OF TREES AS THE INFANTRY MOVES FORWARD. THIS TANK, IN ONE MORNING'S FIGHTING, FIRED 10,000 ROUNDS OF MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN DURING ACTUAL FIGHTING. NEAREST THE TANK IS CORPORAL G. G. FLETCHER, AND NEXT TO THE TREE (CENTRE) CORPORAL M. D. CROKER. (NEGATIVE BY GEORGE SILK).
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George Silk  (1916–2004)  wikidata:Q1508257
 
George Silk
Description American-New Zealand photographer, war photographer and photojournalist
Date of birth/death 17 November 1916 Edit this at Wikidata 23 October 2004 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Levin Norwalk
Work period 1940 Edit this at Wikidata–1975 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q1508257
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  • 2010-02-19 18:52 Jbarta 450×351× (87916 bytes) remove [[WP:WATERMARK|watermark]]
  • 2007-04-01 06:49 Nick-D 450×351× (89395 bytes) Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 014008 '''Sourced from:''' http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp '''Copyright:''' The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in 1942. The AWM allow

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16:35, 6 September 2010Thumbnail for version as of 16:35, 6 September 2010450 × 351 (86 KB)J`adore (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|'''Sourced from:''' http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp '''Copyright:''' The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in 1942. '''AWM Caption:''' 1943-01-07. PAP

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