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WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. DRIVER H.C. WADDELL (1), SIGNALMAN E.M. NEAGLE (2) AND DRIVER E. COWARD (3), MEMBERS OF 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE, PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THEIR SURF BOARD. ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. SIGNALMAN J. BROGEN, 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE, RECEIVING MESSAGES BY RADIO TELEPHONE

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. PRIVATE J.M. CARTER (1), CUTTING THE HAIR OF PRIVATE DOHERTY (2), WHILE OTHER MEMBERS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION WAIT THEIR TURN

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. CORPORAL F. GERKE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE 62 PIGEONS ON ATTACHMENT TO HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE. DURING THE WAR NOT ONE OF THESE BIRDS HAS ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. PRIVATE D. R. TINK (1) AND PRIVATE D. W. PONTON (2), COOKS OF 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE OPERATING THE HYDRO BURNER WHICH PROVIDES THE NECESSARY HEAT FOR COOKING

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-19. INDENTING CLOTHING BEFORE ISSUE AT QUARTERMASTER STORE, 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- STAFF SERGEANT A. HURLSTON (1); LANCE CORPORAL N.P. CATT ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. SERGEANT R.M. DURRY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WON THE MILITARY MEDAL IN ACTION ON MT SHIBURANGU, NEW GUINEA

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. LIEUTENANT COLONEL R.R. GORDON, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/3 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION (2), WITH MAJOR L.M. COWAN, SECOND IN COMMAND ( ) AND COMPANY COMMANDERS

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. PERSONNEL OF 2/15 FIELD AMBULANCE OUTSIDE THE RED CROSS SOCIETY REST CENTRE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LANCE CORPORAL W.L. WICKS (1); LIEUTENANT ..

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. DRIVER W. WHITE, HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE DIRECTING NATIVE LABOUR TO THEIR DUTIES

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE ATTENDING THE ARMY EDUCATIONAL CLASS