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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-27. MAJOR F H BUSS, HONARARY COMMISSIONER AND OFFICER IN CHARGE LAE BRANCH AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND

AT SEA. 1944-07. TX16092 LIEUTENANT H M MARKEY, 12TH SMALL SHIPS COMPANY, SKIPPER OF THE AK95 AND A NATIVE MEMBER OF THE CREW SCANNING THE HORIZON AS THE VESSEL APPROACHES LAE

LAE NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-20. NX171 BRIGADIER A G TORR, DSO, CHIEF ENGINEER, HQ NEW GUINEA FORCE (1) AND VX89078 MAJOR J B MULVANY, STAFF OFFICER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, (INTELLIGENCE) ..

MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-23. NX194145 PRIVATE P O'BRIEN, MIMIC OF THE "TASMANIACS" THE TASMANIAN LINES OF COMMUNICATION CONCERT PARTY PRACTISING ONE OF HIS TURNS DURING A CONCERT REHEARSAL

HANSA BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-20. TROOPS OF THE 4TH INFANTRY BATTALION UNLOADING THEIR GEAR FROM A CAPTURED JAPANESE ARMY TRUCK AFTER IT HAD SLIPPED INTO A DITCH DURING THE UNIT ADVANCE TO THEIR ..

MARKHAM VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-28. VX83131 WARRANT OFFICER 2, T R BURCHALL (1) AND NX47068 SERGEANT R H SMITH (2), 214TH LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, TESTING THE GUN SIGHTS ON A 25 POUNDER GUN OF THE ..

MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-15. RADIO PERSONNEL OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY GENERAL HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION, STANDING BESIDE ONE OF THE UNIT VEHICLES. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-09. THE REMAINS OF THE WHARF WHICH COLLAPSED AT 0930 HOURS ON 1944-06-09. ONE OF THE BARGES SALVAGING DEBRIS IS SEEN WORKING ALONGSIDE THE FLOATING TIMBER

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-27. CORPORAL K R W MILLER, REELMAN, OPERATING ONE OF THE REELS DURING THE REST AND RECREATION SURF RESCUE EVENT AT THE SURF CARNIVAL ORGANISED BY HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-27. COMPETITORS BREAKING THE LINE AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CHARIOT RACE HELD DURING THE SURF CARNIVAL ORGANISED BY HQ, 5TH DIVISION AT MALAHANG BEACH. IDENTIFIED ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-14. TFX6011 LIEUTENANT T G SECRETAN, PHYSIOTHERAPIST (1) ADJUSTING AN INFRA RED LAMP WHILE TREATING A SKIN RASH ON N242528 LANCE CORPORAL A RYAN IN THE PHYSIOTHERAPHY ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-27. THE OFFICIAL PARTY RELAX AT AFTERNOON TEA DURING THE SURF CARNIVAL ORGANISED BY HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION AT MALAHANG BEACH. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX45322 COLONEL ..