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NADZAB AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-15. PERSONNEL OF THE 2ND MOUNTAIN BATTERY ASSEMBLING THEIR 75MM GUN. HERE THE FRONT TRAIL, IS BEING FITTED TO THE AXLE AND THE REAR TRAIL IS BEING FITTED INTO ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-18. THE 5TH DIVISION RECEPTION CAMP SET AMONG THE COCONUT PALMS

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-18. PERSONNEL OF THE UNIT UNLOADING STORES AT THE ARMY CANTEEN SERVICE BULK STORE NO. 6 IN THE PALMALMAL PLANTATION

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. MEMBERS OF A ROAD PATROL OF THE NEW GUINEA FORCE PROVOST COMPANY MOVING OUT FROM THE UNIT HEADQUARTERS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT A J DENSMORE (1); CORPORAL L ..

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-19. ANTON, A WHITE CIVILIAN (LEFT) AND A MEMBER OF THE NEW GUINEA CONSTABULARY CHECKING TRACKS ON THE BEACH WHILE SEARCHING FOR JAPANESE DURING AN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-27. PERSONNEL OF THE 3RD SIGNAL SECTION ATTACHED TO THE 43RD FORWARD ORDNANCE DEPOT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SIGNALMAN E R JACOBS (1); SERGEANT R GEARON (2); SIGNALMAN R ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. CORPORAL L P L GILLMAN, NEW GUINEA FORCE PROVOST COMPANY ON TRAFFIC DUTY AT CHARING CROSS

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-02. A MATILDA TANK BECAME BOGGED DURING THE TRIALS OF THE M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK, CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE. DURING THE RECOVERY OPERATIONS A TREE TO ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-26. SX21592 BRIGADIER W E H PASCOE, ED, COMMANDER, LAE BASE SUB AREA (1), MAKING HIS SPEECH DURING THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW RECREATION HALL BUILT BY MEMBERS OF THE ..

MALMAL VILLAGE, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-09. NATIVES IN A LAKATOI BRINGING A COCONUT INTO THE WHARF FOR A MEMBER OF THE 5TH DIVISION PROVOST COMPANY

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMAN ISLAND. 1945-03-11. THE AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN THE 24TH AND THE 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION DURING THE SPORTS CARNIVAL CONDUCTED BY HQ 15TH INFANTRY ..

A jeep and trailer of the 9th Infantry Battalion, loaded with stores, ploughing through the mud and slush of the Mosigetta Road. Identified personnel are: (left to right) QX57464 Driver L Coomer; ..