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KALAI PLANTATION, HENRY REID BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. NX173054 SERGEANT R.E. GEORGE (1) AND NX55910 SGT H. WINSTON (2) 82ND MOBILE CINEMA, UNLOADING THEIR PROJECTION EQUIPMENT IN PREPARATION ..

KALAI PLANTATION, HENRY REID BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. THIS DAMAGED BUILDING IN THE PLANTATION WAS USED AS A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL FOR PERSONNEL WOUNDED IN THE TIL SHOOTINGS

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-27. PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, CARRYING FULL PACKS, RESTING AFTER PLOUGHING THROUGH HEAVY MUD ON THE MAWARAKA- MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-27. A JEEP TRAIN OF THE 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, LOADED WITH SUPPLIES FOR THE FORWARD TROOPS, MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE MUD AND SLUSH OF THE MOSIGETTA ROAD

MELKONG RIVER, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-20. NO.2 GUN (25 POUNDER) OF THE 28TH BATTERY, 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT, AT FULL RECOIL DURING A BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE WAITAVELO PLANTATION. ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-27. A JEEP TRAIN OF THE 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, LOADED WITH SUPPLIES FOR THE FORWARD TROOPS, MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE MUD AND SLUSH OF THE MOSIGETTA ROAD

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-27. A TRACTOR AND TRAILER LOADED WITH TROOPS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING ACROSS A BAILEY BRIDGE AS MAWARAKA ON THE MOSIGETTA ROAD WHILE ON THEIR WAY TO ..

KALAI PLANTATION, HENRY REID BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. PERSONNEL OF THE 6TH FIELD AMBULANCE IN THEIR CAMP AREA IN THE PLANTATION

KALAI PLANTATION, HENRY REID BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. NX173054 SERGEANT R.E. GEORGE (1) AND VX122340 DRIVER DANN (2) 82ND MOBILE CINEMA, ERECTING THE CINEMA SCREEN AMONG THE PALMS IN THE ..

BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. THE CREW OF THE 4" TWIN GUNS OF THE RAN VESSEL HMAS SWAN LOADING UP IN PREPARATION FOR LAYING DOWN ANOTHER BARRAGE ON THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUT- KUAK AREA ..

MELKONG RIVER, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-20. A SECTION OF THE RIVER NEAR THE CAMP OF THE 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION. NOTE THIS SECTION IS HEAVILY INFESTED WITH CROCODILES

MELKONG RIVER, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-20. NO.2 GUN, 28TH BATTERY, 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT, FIRING ACROSS HENRY REID BAY INTO THE WAITAVELO PLANTATION WHERE THE ENEMY ARE ENTRENCHED