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BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-08. 5 AND 11 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS TROOPS, WINCHING A BOGGED BULLDOZER TO A TREE AT ITS REAR. THE TREE SUBSEQUENTLY FELL ON THE DOZER ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-08. CORPORAL R.P. ALLAN, ANGAU, AT 109 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. HE CARRIED A WOUNDED AMERICAN CAPTAIN THROUGH MACHINE GUN ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1944-12-11. GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, (1), WITH MAJOR-GENERAL W. BRIDGEFORD, (2), AND LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1944-12-11. OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 126 BRIGADE ORDNANCE FIELD PARK

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-06. CAPTAIN FRANK NORTON, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, AT WORK ABOARD HMAS WESTRALIA IN EMPRESS AUGUSTA BAY OFF CAPE TOROKINA

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-08. 5 AND 11 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS TROOPS, WINCHING A BOGGED BULLDOZER TO A TREE AT ITS REAR. THE TREE SUBSEQUENTLY FELL ON THE DOZER ..

SWAN BEACH, JACQUINOT BAY. NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-10. PRIVATE H. ALEXANDER, 16 INFANTRY BATTALION, 13 INFANTRY BRIGADE, IN A HUT CONSTRUCTED FROM BANANA LEAVES AND COCONUT FRONDS WITHIN THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-08. LANCE CORPORAL T.J. WEBSTER, (1), WORKING WITH 5 AND 11 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TROOPS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A BOGGED BULLDOZER WINCHED TO ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-08. 5 AND 11 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS SAPPERS ATTEMPTING TO DIG A BOGGED BULLDOZER FROM THE MUD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SAPPER BOWMAN, ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-08. LANCE CORPORAL F. TREEN, (1), WORKING WITH 5 AND 11 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TROOPS ATTEMPTS TO FREE A BOGGED BULLDOZER

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE QUARTERS OF THE FIELD PARK STORES SECTION ATTACHED TO THE 126 BRIGADE WORKSHOP. THE UNIT IS WORKING AT ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. NO. 2 GUN TEAM, D TROOP, 5 FIELD BATTERY, 2 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, LOWER THE PLATFORM OF A 25 POUNDER GUN INTO A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ..