Australian War Memorial
A world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Memorial's purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war or on operational service and those who have served our nation in times of conflict.
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1943-08-09. NEW GUINEA. AS THE BATTLE FOR MOUNT TAMBU NEAR SALAMAUA GOES ON AUSTRALIAN VETERANS REALISE THEY HAVE NEVER FOUGHT A NASTIER COMBINATION THAN THE JUNGLE AND THE JAPANESE. HERE ARE PTE. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-09. NEW GUINEA. USING A SHATTERED TREE AS COVER PTE. A.J. WATT, OF NORTHCOTE, VIC., IS READY TO OPEN FIRE WITH HIS BREN GUN NEAR OBSERVATORY HILL. THE TREE WAS SHATTERED IN AN AERIAL BLITZ ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-10. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. PTE. ROY STURNER, OF REDFERN, N.S.W. WHO WAS WOUNDED IN THE FIGHTING ON MOUNT TAMBU CHATS WITH SGT. HARRY HILL, OF ROSEBERG, OREGON, AND 1ST CLASS PTE. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-10. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. SGT. ERNIE SPENCER, OF BRUNSWICK, VIC., STAFF SERGEANT IVAN SMITH, OF HAMILTON, VIC., AND CPL. LAURIE BARKER, OF MANLY, N.S.W., COOKING A MEAL AT THE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-10. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. WITHIN SOUND OF RIFLE, ARTILLERY AND MORTAR FIRE, FATHER THEO O'KEEFE, OF ST PATRICK'S CHURCH, CAMPERDOWN, VIC., HOLDS MASS ALONGSIDE A MOUNTAIN STREAM ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-10. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. SGT. DOUG. BAXTER OF NORTHCOTE, VIC., CAPT. RON REDUP, OF COBURG, VIC., AND SGT. ERNIE SPENCER, OF BRUNSWICK, VIC., BREAKFAST OUTSIDE THEIR TENT IN THE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
DARWIN, NT. 1943-08-11. AN RAF SPITFIRE SQUADRON IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS TO THE MESS. LEFT TO RIGHT:- F/LIEUT J. NEWTON RAAF OF BEAUFORT, VIC, F/LIEUT. E.S. HALL RAAF, OF ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-07-30. MOUNT TAMBU, NEW GUINEA. 2/5TH BATTALION STRETCHER BEARER CORPORAL LESLIE (BULL) ALLEN MM, AGE 26, OF BALLARAT, VIC, CARRYING TO SAFETY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER WHO HAD BEEN KNOCKED ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-11. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBY FIGHTING. PTE. GILBERT IRINS, OF MICHIGAN, AND SIG. LORRIE FELL, OF RANDWICK, N.S.W., REST IN THEIR "HOME" MADE IN A TREE TRUNK ON THE SIDE OF MOUNT TAMBU. FELL ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-11. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. PTE. LESLIE GREENWOOD, OF BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND. PTE. KEN PUNNELL, OF ROCKHAMPTON, QUEENSLAND, IN A SLIT TRENCH DUG AT THE FOOT OF A TREE IN THE JUNGLE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-11. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. 1ST. CLASS PTE. ARNOLD DRAKE, OF SUMMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY, AND PTE. ERIC HOROBIN, OF COLEDALE, N.S.W., FIRING AN AMERICAN HEAVY MACHINE GUN AT JAPANESE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
New Britain. December 1943. Private First Class (Pfc) Eugene J. Rensi, US Army, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, clothed only in a jacket speaks to Task Force Commander Brigadier Julian Cunningham, ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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