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BABIANG AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-18. LIEUTENANT COLONEL HENNESSY, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/6 CAVALRY (COMMANDO) REGIMENT, ASSISTED BY COLONEL FISHER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES (2), ..

BABIANG AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-18. A JAPANESE WARRANT OFFICER AND TWO SERGEANTS, CAPTURED BY THE 2/10 COMMANDO SQUADRON AT SUAIN BEING ESCORTED FOR QUESTIONING BY ALLIED TRANSLATOR INTERROGATION ..

BABIANG AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-18. JEEPS FROM 2/6 CAVALRY (COMMANDO) REGIMENT, FORCED TO MOVE OVER SOLID GROUND INSTEAD OF THE BEACH, IN MOVEMENT THROUGH UNDERGROWTH. THE JEEPS ARE MAKING THEIR ..

BABIANG AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-19. TROOPS OF 2/10 COMMANDO SQUADRON LIGHT A FLARE TO GIVE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED APPROXIMATION TO A BEAUFORT BOMBER PILOT OF 100 SQUADRON, RAAF, FOR A SUPPLY ..

BABIANG AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-18. TWO JAPANESE SERGEANTS, CAPTURED BY THE 2/10 COMMANDO SQUADRON AT SUAIN IN A WEAKENED CONDITION, RECEIVE ESCORT TO ALLIED TRANSLATOR INTERROGATION SECTION ..

AITAPE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-12. TROOPS OF 135 BRIGADE WORKSHOP POSITIONING ONE OF THE MACHINE SHOP TRUCKS UNDER COVER DURING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMP

BABIANG AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-18. A JAPANESE SERGEANT, CAPTURED BY THE 2/10 COMMANDO SQUADRON AT SUAIN IN A WEAKENED CONDITION, RECEIVES AN ESCORT TO ALLIED TRANSLATOR INTERROGATION SECTION ..

BABIANG AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-19. A MEMBER OF 2/10 COMMANDO SQUADRON EXAMINES A FLARE. THE SMOKE GIVES WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED APPROXIMATION TO A BEAUFORT BOMBER PILOT OF 100 SQUADRON, RAAF, ..

BABIANG AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-18. TROOPS OF 2/6 CAVALRY (COMMANDO) REGIMENT ABOUT TO BOIL THE BILLY DURING A MID DAY HALT AT A RIVER CROSSING. THREE JEEPS ARE BEING USED TO DETERMINE THE ..

AITAPE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-12. MEMBERS OF 135 BRIGADE WORKSHOP MANHANDLING STORES FROM WORK TRUCKS SOON AFTER ARRIVAL IN THE AREA

BABIANG AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-19. TROOPS OF 2/10 COMMANDO SQUADRON RECOVERING SUPPLIES DROPPED FROM A BEAUFORT BOMBER OF 100 SQUADRON, RAAF. COLOURED PARACHUTES ARE USED TO ASSIST THE LOCATION ..

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11-13. LIEUTENANT E.M. MURRAY (1); LT F.M. TURNER (2); LT D. BOWER (3); MEMBERS OF 104 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, 6 DIVISION, BEING ASSISTED FROM AN AMPHIBIOUS DUKW VEHICLE ..