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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-01. COLONEL J.T. SIMPSON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICE INSPECTING 7 PLATOON DURING A PARADE OF THE ORDNANCE PERSONNEL UNDER HIS COMMAND IN THE LAE AREA. THE ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-08-31. AUSTRALIAN LANDING CRAFT 40 (AB2107), OF 53 PORT CRAFT COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE VESSEL IS IN THE PORT CRAFT AREA AND TENTS ARE ERECTED ON TOP ..

PALMALMAL, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-01. LIEUTENANT COLONEL A.P. CHAPMAN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT AND QUARTERMASTER GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION. HE WAS AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF AND SERVED ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-30. MEMBERS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP WELDING AND FITTING A BULLDOZER BLADE ON TO A MATILDA TANK. THE PORTABLE WELDING PLANT IS INSTALLED IN REAR OF JEEP

PALMALMAL, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-01. MAJOR GENERAL K.W. EATHER, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 11 DIVISION, AT HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-30. CORPORAL P. GUILFOYLE, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP GREASING PARTS OF A 2-POUNDER TANK GUN THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM A MATILDA TANK, KNOCKED OUT BY THE JAPANESE EAST OF ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-30. STAFF SERGEANT KOETSVELD (1), OPERATING A POWER HACKSAW AND CRAFTSMAN N. BLIZZARD (2), OPERATING A LATHE INSTALLED ON A 3-TON TRUCK AT 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP. THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-30. A GENERAL VIEW OF 113 BRIGADE WORKSHOP CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS ON THE BUIN ROAD SOUTH OF THE PURIATA RIVER

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-30. TROOPS OF 113 BRIGADE WORKSHOP CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS CARRYING OUT REPAIRS ON VEHICLES. A JEEP IS BEING SERVICED ON THE RAMP AND A MOBILE ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-30. STORE VEHICLES LINED UP AT EDGE OF 113 BRIGADE ORDNANCE FIELD PARK AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS ON THE BUIN ROAD SOUTH OF THE PURIATA RIVER

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-30. PERSONNEL OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP, LOWERING AN ENGINE INTO THE HULL OF A TANK AFTER REPAIRS. CRANES ARE USED TO REMOVE MOTORS TO FACILITATE REPAIR WORK

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-28. TOAST TO THE KING DURING THE DINNER HELD BY HEADQUARTERS 3 DIVISION STAFF OFFICERS TO CELEBRATE VICTORY OVER JAPAN. IT WAS ATTENDED BY MAJOR GENERAL W. BRIDGEFORD, ..