Historical information

Front dust cover flap - "Rabaul 1942 - a tragic memory/ This volume is intended to cover every man and/woman in Lark Force, the RAAF, the 1st Independent Company and the Rabaul N.G.V.R."

Physical description

Hard cover book with dust cover.
Hardcover, cardboard with dark green buckram. Gold colour print on spine.
Dustcover, paper, blue and white print on front and spine, background colour copy of a painting by Douglas Pratt. "Rabaul viewed from the Observatory".
Front and back flaps have printed information.
295 pages, cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated black and white maps and photographs. Endpapers - front and back - black ink print of map of New Guinea and Islands. Inscriptions - 1st page.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten details - blue ink pen, "Donated by Mr. M. Brown" Stamp - black ink print. "BENDIGO DISTRICT RSL SUB BRANCH INC/ PO BOX 43/ LONG GULLY 3550".