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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MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. A BOFORS 40 MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CREW AT ACTION STATIONS NEAR THE WHARF AT GILI GILI. THE WHARF IS IN THE BACKGROUND AND ALSO THE STEAMER ANSHUN THAT THE JAPANESE SHELLED ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
A Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun position manned by the 2/9th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, on the main fighter runway at Gili Gili airfield. A Kittyhawk fighter can be ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. JAPANESE TYPE 95 HA-GO LIGHT TANKS USED IN THE ABORTIVE LANDING AT MILNE BAY. THE JAPS TRIED TO BRING THEM ALONG THE NARROW JUNGLE ROAD ABREAST AND THEY BECAME BOGGED IN ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. GROUP OF FIGHTER PILOTS, MAINLY OF NO. 76 SQUADRON RAAF. SECOND FROM THE LEFT IS SQUADRON LEADER K.W. TRUSCOTT, COMMANDING OFFICER OF 76 FIGHTER SQUADRONAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Milne Bay, Papua. 1942-09. Fellow pilots of 76 Squadron RAAF, lend a hand to push Squadron Leader Truscott's plane back into the dispersal bay, as he steps out of the cockpitAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. FIGHTER PILOTS OF THE RAAF STANDING BY AT THEIR AIRFIELD. LEFT TO RIGHT:- PILOT OFFICER BRUCE BROWN; SQUADRON LEADER L. JACKSON, 75 SQUADRON; FLIGHT LIEUTENANT V. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. KITTYHAWK FIGHTER PLANES OF THE RAAF IN DISPERSAL BAYS ON THE MAIN "STRIP" AT MILNE BAY. THE DROME WAS LITERALLY CARVED OUT OF A THICK COCONUT PLANTATIONAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-09. AUSTRALIANS WOUNDED IN THE FIGHTING IN NEW GUINEA BEING FERRIED BY THE CORVETTE H.M.A.S. BENDIGO OUT TO THE HOSPITAL SHIP MANUNDA, WHICH IS LYING OUT IN THE HARBOURAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
NEW GUINEA. 1942-08-04. SERGEANT BILL JOHNSON FROM THE RIGGING OF HIS KETCH WHICH WAS FORMERLY USED AS A RUBBER BOAT, KEEPS A CLOSE WATCH AHEAD FOR REEFS WHILE HIS NATIVE BOSUN TAKES SOUNDINGS WITH ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
NEW GUINEA. 1942-08-04. THE FIRST MEN TO SIGHT THE JAPS IN BUNA. SERGEANT BISHOP OF THE 1ST PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION (LEFT) AND LIEUTENANT CHAMPION, RESIDENT OFFICER AT BUNAAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
NEW GUINEA. 1942-08. SUPERFICIAL EXAMINATION OF NATIVE CARRIERS ON THE MORNING SICK PARADE BY THE REGIMENTAL AID POST ATTENDANT WARRANT OFFICER II. J.N. WALSHE. IN THESE DAYS WHEN LARGE NUMBERS OF ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
NEW GUINEA. 1942-08. CAPTAIN P. JENSEN, COMMANDING OFFICER OF NATIVE MEDICAL SERVICES IN NEW GUINEA EXAMINES A NATIVE FOR A THROAT COMPLAINTAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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