127971
Image copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
- ID number
- 127971
- Photographer
- Parer, Damien Peter
- Object type
- Black & white
- Place made
- Papua New Guinea: New Guinea
- Date made
- July 1943
- Physical description
- Black & white
- Collection
- Photograph
- Description
- During the advance on Salamaua VX89711 Sergeant Gordon Raymond Charles Ayre MM, a 58/59th Battalion bandsman from Shepparton, Victoria, in pouring rain assists a wounded mate, VX132355 Private William Oswald Wallace Johnson, of the same unit, across Alan's (Allen's?) Creek to an advanced regimental aid post. Johnson had been wounded by a Japanese grenade on 1943-07-13 during an attack on the "coconuts" area. Sergeant Ayre was awarded the military medal for his performance during this action. This is one of the iconic images of the Second World War. (Still from AWM film 01866 "Assault on Salamaua", newsreel by Damien Parer)
