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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1943-08-16. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU. SGT. WILLIAM ROOF, OF MARYVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AND SGT. WIN. BEATTY, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, PREPARING THEIR MEAL AT A CAMP THEY MADE ON MOUNT TAMBU BY STRAPPING ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-11. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. A HOSPITAL IN THE JUNGLE AT THE FOOT OF MOUNT TAMBU. JAPANESE SNIPERS PUT 23 BULLETS THROUGH THE TARPAULIN COVERING WITHOUT HITTING ANY OF THE WOUNDED. ..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 -
1943-08-14. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BATTLE FOR MOUNT TAMBU, WHICH WAS ONLY 75 YARDS FROM THE JAPANESE AND CONTINUALLY UNDER FIRE FROM MORTARS AND SNIPERS. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
New Britain. December 1943. Captain Edward Wright of Dallas, Texas, displays his tin hat which was punctured by rifle fire from the Japanese defenders at Arawe. The two holes are plainly visibleAustralian 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 -
1943-08-14. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. THE "VILLAGE SQUARE" AT BUIGAP. THIS IS A RESTING PLACE FOR ALLIED TROOPS GOING TO AND COMING FROM THE FIGHTING AT MOUNT TAMBU. THE TARPAULIN COVERED ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-16. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU. A WOUNDED AMERICAN SOLDIER BEING CARRIED FROM THE ADVANCED DRESSING STATION AT HOUSE BANANA PRIOR TO BEING HANDED OVER TO THE NATIVE BEARERS, KNOWN AS ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-14. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. ALLIED SOLDIERS WALKING THROUGH MUD AND SLUSH WHICH CONTINUES FOR MILES. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT)Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-20. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY CONVALESCENT DEPOT. THE SPIRIT THROUGHOUT THE CAMP IS THAT OF MEN ON HOLIDAY AND AS ONE BOY FROM NEW GUINEA PUT IT "TO THINK THE ARMY PAYS US FOR IT". ON THE BROAD ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-16. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU. 1ST CLASS PRIVATE EARL ANDERSON AND SERGEANT EUGENE ADER, BOTH OF PORTLAND, OREGON, PLAYING CHECKERS IN BETWEEN BOMBARDING JAPANESE POSITIONS ON MOUNT TAMBU AND ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-08-16. NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU. ONE OF THE GUNS OF AN AMERICAN BATTERY IN NEW GUINEA, FIRING AT TARGETS ON MOUNT TAMBU AND THE KOMIATUM TRACK. THESE GUNS WERE CARRIED IN PARTS OF 100 TO 250 ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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