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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-10. FLAME THROWER OPERATORS OF 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION, GROUPED WITH THEIR WEAPONS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PTE W.A. BISHOP (2); PTE R.W. WHITNEY (3); PTE A.L. ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-10. MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION, THE FIRST TROOPS INTO WEWAK, HOIST THE COMPANY FLAG. THIS FLAG WAS CARRIED THROUGH THE 1914 TO 1918 WAR BY 4 ..

SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-06. C COMPANY, 26 INFANTRY BATTALION, (A.I.F.) LANDING ON THE BEACH AT TOROKORI ISLAND. THE TRIAL LANDING WAS PART OF THE PREPARATION FOR A LANDING AT THE NORTH ..

SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-06. A MEMBER OF 26 INFANTRY BATTALION (A.I.F.) MANNING A VICKERS MACHINE-GUN ON A LANDING BARGE DURING A TRIAL LANDING ON THE BEACH AT TOROKORI ISLAND

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05. MEMBERS OF 26 INFANTRY BATTALION (A.I.F.) AFTER A NIGHT LANDING ON TOROKORI ISLAND, WAITING TO EMBARK. THE MEN LANDED AND PATROLLED THE ISLAND SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECTED ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-15. AWAS PERSONNEL WITH INTELLIGENCE, HQ FIRST ARMY, LEAVING THEIR OFFICE TO GO TO LUNCH AT THE AWAS BARRACKS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL I. CARTWRIGHT (1); CPL ..

REINHOLD HIGHWAY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-24. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, 11TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, CLEARING AWAY A SMALL LANDSLIDE NEAR THE 9 MILE POINT. LEFT TO RIGHT: ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-08-20. NX8975 LIEUTENANT B. A. KITCHEN, EDUCATION OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS, 21ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, EXPLAINING TO THE TROOPS HOW TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION FOR THE HOUSE OF ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AWAS PERSONNEL SITTING ON THEIR GEAR WAITING TO DISEMBARK FROM THE MV DUNTROON. THEY ARE PART OF A GROUP OF 342 AWAS FROM AUSTRALIA EN ROUTE TO AWAS BARRACKS AT BUTIBUM ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. PRIVATE G. HOOPER, WHO DID ALL THE BROADCASTING OF SHIP'S ORDERS, SEATED AT THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM TABLE ABOARD THE MV DUNTROON. SHE IS ONE OF THE 342 AWAS EN ROUTE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AWAS PERSONNEL ON THE BEACH AT MILFORD HAVEN WAITING FOR TRANSPORT TO TAKE THEM TO THE AWAS BARRACKS ON BUTIBUM ROAD. THEY ARE PART OF A GROUP OF 342 AWAS WHO CAME FROM ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AWAS DISEMBARKING FROM A LANDING BARGE ON THE BEACH AT MILFORD HAVEN. THEY ARE PART OF A GROUP OF 342 AWAS FROM AUSTRALIA WHO ARE EN ROUTE TO THE AWAS BARRACKS AT ..