Chronology of World War II

Friday, December 25

Australian Soldier Aided by Papuan Orderly


Australian Soldier Aided by Papuan Orderly
George Silk’s classic picture taken at Buna, New Guinea, on Christmas Day, 1942. An Australian soldier, Private George 'Dick' Whittington is aided by a Papuan orderly, Raphael Oimbari. Whittington died in February 1943 from typhus.