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MELKONG RIVER, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-20. PERSONNEL OF THE 28TH MALARIA CONTROL UNIT MOVING OUT FROM THEIR CAMP IN THE UNIT JEEP. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX115920 CORPORAL C.E. SULLIVAN (1); ..

KALAI PLANTATION, HENRY REID BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. NX173054 SERGEANT R.E. GEORGE (1) AND NX55910 SGT H. WINSTON (2) 82 MOBILE CINEMA, PREPARING THEIR PROJECTOR IN THE PLANTATION FOR THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-01. PERSONNEL OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION WADING THROUGH A SECTION OF THE MOSIGETTA ROAD WHICH HAS BEEN FLOODED BY THE OVERFLOWING HUPAI RIVER. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-28. VX17 MAJOR- GENERAL J.E.S. STEVENS, DSO, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6TH DIVISION BEING GREETED BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE HMAS "SWAN" LIEUTENANT W.J. DOVERS AND HIS ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-01. PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION LOADING THE UNIT STORES AND EQUIPMENT ON A TRAILER OF A TRACTOR CONVOY IN PREPARATION FOR THE UNIT MOVE ALONG THE MOSIGETTA ..

KALAI PLANTATION, HENRY REID BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE GERMAN MISSION HOUSE IN THE PLANTATION AFTER A NEAR MISS BY ALLIED BOMBERS

MELKONG RIVER, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-20. TROOPS OF THE 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT, ENJOYING A BATH OR A WASH IN THE SHALLOWS OF THE RIVER NEAR THEIR CAMP

BOUGAINVILLE, PNG. 1943-11-18. AIRCRAFTMEN LOADING A STORES CONTAINER (STORPEDO) ON TO A COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (CAC) WIRRAWAY OF NO 5 SQUADRON RAAF FOR SUBSEQUENT DROPPING TO AN AIF ..

MELKONG RIVER, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-20. THE REMAINS OF THE GERMAN MISSION BUILDING IN THE PLANTATION WHICH WAS WRECKED DURING A RAID BY ALLIED BOMBERS. THE CRATER IN THE FOREGROUND MARKS THE SPOT ..

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. 1945-03-01. PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION LOADING THE UNIT STORES AND EQUIPMENT ON A TRAILER OF A TRACTOR CONVOY IN PREPARATION FOR THE UNIT MOVE ALONG THE MOISGETTA ..

WUNUNG PLANTATION, JACQUENOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 2/3/1945. N87296 PRIVATE B.WORSLEY (1) and NX115404 CORPORAL F.L.FISHER (2)105th CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, loading soiled bed linen and clothes on to ..