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AITAPE BEACH HEAD, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-19. LANDING CRAFT TANKS LINED UPON THE BEACH, WHILE BEING LOADED BY MEMBERS OF 7 DOCKS OPERATING COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WITH STORES AND SUPPLIES ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. MORTAR CREW ON HILL 2, AFTER C COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, FINALLY CAPTURED MOUNT SHIBURANGU. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 11 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FOOT OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU READY FOR THE DRIVE UP THE SLOPE TO ATTACK JAPANESE FORCES. THEY ARE BEING ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-28. MAJOR D. BRAHAM, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, LEADING NATIVE CARRIERS UP MOUNT SHIBURANGU

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-28. SHEDS AT THE FIELD MAINTENANCE CENTRE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICE DUMP, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION. MANY OF THE SHEDS WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH THE ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), WITH CAPTAIN M.J. DWYER, OFFICER COMMANDING C COMPANY (1) AND SERGEANT F.H. ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. MEMBERS OF COMPANY HEADQUARTERS, C COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION TAKING SHELTER ON THE HILLSIDE DURING THE ACTION ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-28. A SPECIAL FLYING FOX WAS BUILT BY ENGINEERS OF 2/14 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO SUPPLY WATER TO 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION ON TOP OF MOUNT ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. MORTAR CREW OF C COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION READY TO MOVE DOWN TO THE COAST FOR A WELL EARNED SPELL AFTER THE CAPTURE OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU. IDENTIFIED ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (3), IN CONFERENCE WITH OFFICERS AT MOUNT SHIBURANGU. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-28. LIEUTENANT J.M. TRETHOWAN, PLATOON COMMANDER (1), WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF HIS PLATOON. THIS PLATOON CARRIED OUT THE MAIN ACTION ON THE FEATURE DURING THE ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-28. SHEDS AT THE FIELD MAINTENANCE CENTRE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICE DUMP, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION. MANY OF THE SHEDS WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH THE ..