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BALLALAE ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-10. THE SKELETON OF AN ALLIED SOLDIER, RECOVERED BY THE ATROCITIES COMMISSION, LAID OUT ON A BLANKET PRIOR TO REMOVAL BY A WAR GRAVES REGISTRATION UNIT. ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-12. MEMBERS OF NO. 4 TANK ATTACK PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 14 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-11. JAPANESE SOLDIERS KNEELING ON THEIR SLEEPING MATS IN A LIVING HUT IN AREA NO. 7. THEY WERE PHOTOGRAPHED DURING A TOUR OF INSPECTION OF THE JAPANESE ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-11. LIEUTENANT COLONEL H.L.E. DUNKLEY, COMMANDING OFFICER, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION, AND MEMBERS OF THE INSPECTION PARTY, WALK THROUGH THE JAPANESE AREA NO. 8 ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-11. THE REGIMENTAL AID POST AND MEDICAL WARDS OF NO. 9 JAPANESE AREA. LIEUTENANT COLONEL H.L.E. DUNKLEY, COMMANDING OFFICER, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION, ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-11. JAPANESE TROOPS IN NO. 9 JAPANESE AREA LINED UP FOR INSPECTION OUTSIDE THEIR SLEEPING HUT, DURING THE VISIT OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL H.L.E. DUNKLEY, ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-12. JAPANESE WORKING PARTY BUILDING A CAUSEWAY AND ROAD ALONG THE COAST. JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVAL TROOPS ARE CONCENTRATED ON FAURO ISLAND UNDER THE CONTROL ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-12. MEMBERS OF BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-11. TROOPS OF NO. 9 JAPANESE AREA LINED UP FOR INSPECTION OUTSIDE THE OFFICE AND SLEEPING HOUSE OF COLONEL NAKAMURA, COMMANDER NO. 9 JAPANESE AREA. ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-14. LIEUTENANT GENERAL H. HYAKUTAKE, FROM WHOM LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA TOOK OVER THE COMMAND OF THE JAPANESE 17 ARMY, SHOWN BEDRIDDEN IN THE HOSPITAL. ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-13. MEMBERS OF 9 PLATOON, A COMPANY, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION. FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT, 1. DEVERE, D. 2. KERR, S. 3.DONAGHY, T. 5. HAINES, L. 6. LT PIMM. 7. ..

BORAM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-16. CLERKS STOCKTAKING IN THE MAIN STORE AT 3 BASE SUB AREA, AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEENS SERVICE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT A.A. CLAIR (1); CORPORAL J.L. PARKER ..