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Actions Displays	Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2007/087:011 DescriptionCollection of 9 black and white photographs (a-i; on a single sheet) that belonged to Alf Davis, an Australian Jewish soldier who served as a wireless translator and intelligence officer in WWII. The pictures show places where Alf was posted in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Biak in 1943 and 1944. Photos include scenes from camp life such as the mess tent, a communal chapel and a Jewish prayer service for Rosh Hashana with the shofar being blown, as well as groups of servicemen, one such group with several indigenous people in PNG. Production placePapua New Guinea, Biak, Indonesia Production date 1943 - 1944 SubjectJews in military, army camps, religious activities, shofar, Rosh Hashana, indigenous people Object namephotographs Materialphotographic emulsion, paper, paper Dimensions photo a width: 115.00 mm height: 85.00 mm photo b width: 100.00 mm height: 75.00 mm photos c-i width: 80.00 mm height: 60.00 mm Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Alfred (Alf) Israel David via the NSW Association of Jewish Service & Ex-Service Men & Women (NAJEX), 2007

Object numberM2007/087:011

DescriptionCollection of 9 black and white photographs (a-i; on a single sheet) that belonged to Alf Davis, an Australian Jewish soldier who served as a wireless translator and intelligence officer in WWII. The pictures show places where Alf was posted in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Biak in 1943 and 1944. Photos include scenes from camp life such as the mess tent, a communal chapel and a Jewish prayer service for Rosh Hashana with the shofar being blown, as well as groups of servicemen, one such group with several indigenous people in PNG.

Production placePapua New Guinea, Biak, Indonesia

Production date 1943 - 1944

SubjectJews in military, army camps, religious activities, shofar, Rosh Hashana, indigenous people

Object namephotographs

Materialphotographic emulsion, paper, paper

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Alfred (Alf) Israel David via the NSW Association of Jewish Service & Ex-Service Men & Women (NAJEX), 2007

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