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BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-17. MEMBERS OF THE 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION CROSS THE SWIFT FLOWING NINAHAU RIVER DURING THEIR ADVANCE TO BUT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX44906 LIEUTENANT- COLONEL ..

BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-17. MEMBERS OF THE 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION DURING A REST PAUSE BEFORE CROSSING THE NINAHAU RIVER. NX69030 CORPORAL R.L. SMITH (2), MAINTAINS RADIO CONTACT. IDENTIFIED ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-20. A 3 TON VEHICLE USED BY THE 11TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, BEING TOWED ASHORE THROUGH HEAVY SURF FROM THE LCT (LANDING CRAFT TANK) ..

BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-17. NX32941 PRIVATE J.J. PARKES, NO.10 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION (2), WHO HAD BEEN SHOT THROUGH THE FACE, RECEIVES ASSISTANCE FROM NX15264 SERGEANT ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-19. TROOPS OF THE 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING WITH FULL PACKS ALONG A FLOODED ROAD NEAR THE TOROKINA RIVER

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-20. TROOPS OF THE 2ND FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, UNLOADING 25 POUNDER AMMUNITION AND 3 INCH MORTAR BOMBS FROM AN AMERICAN LCT (LANDING ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-23. A JAPANESE PRISONER GUARDED BY NGN2 COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR NGAI, OF NO.5 PLANTOON, A COMPANY, NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION, ATTACHED 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-20. TROOPS OF THE 2ND FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY UNLOAD BOXES OF AMMUNITION FROM THE REAR OF AN AMERICAN LCT (LANDING CRAFT TANK)

TOL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-14. THE SKIPPER ABOARD THE ML427 LIEUTENANT E. TRICKETT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE (1), WITH PA/ V89 LEADING SEAMAN R.V. REANEY (2), SCANNING THE SHORES OF ..

TOL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-14. PERSONNEL OPERATING FROM THE PORT DIRECTORATE, JACQUINOT BAY, SEEK OUT A JAPANESE BARGE WITH BOFORS 40MM ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS ABOARD ML427. PERSONNEL SHOWN ..

MALMAL MISSION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-12. THE 11TH INFANTRY BATTALION BAND, CONDUCTED BY BANDMASTER WX29578 SERGEANT W. TUSSLER (1), PLAYS DURING THE 5TH DIVISION PROVOST COMPANY'S MARCH PAST THE ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-21. A TRUCK OF THE 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE MOVES ASHORE FROM AN AUSTRALIAN LANDING CRAFT. NATIVES AT THE FOREGROUND ASSIST TO PREVENT THE BARGE BROACHING ..