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WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-25. TROOPS AT THE UNIT CAMP ON THE BEACH WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN LOCATED SINCE COMING OUT OF ACTION IN THE WEWAK AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE ..

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-05. PERSONNEL OF 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 16 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX.)

Wirui Beach, Wewak Area, New Guinea. 5 September 1945. Original members of 2/4 Infantry Battalion. Back row, left to right: NX5925 Private (Pte) A. J. Deloas of Cowra, NSW; NX5504 Pte K. R. Kable ..

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-05. LIEUTENANT COLONEL G.S. COX, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION

CAPE PUS, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-07. ARMOURERS OF 110 BRIGADE WORKSHOP, MANNING BREN GUNS AND FIRING TOWARDS THE SEA DURING PERIODICAL INSPECTION AND TESTING OF SMALL ARMS OF 16 INFANTRY ..

CAPE PUS, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-07. PRIVATE E.W. CONRAD (1), AND SAPPER A.J. MILTON (2), MEMBERS OF 2/14 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, CUTTING UP STEAK FOR DINNER

CAPE PUS, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-06. CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-06. PRIVATE H. DRYDEN (1), AND PRIVATE CAMPBELL (2), MEMBERS OF 6 DIVISION POSTAL UNIT, UNLOADING MAIL BAGS ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-10. JAPANESE GARRISON FORCES ON KAIRIRU AND MUSCHU ISLANDS, COMMANDED BY REAR-ADMIRAL S. SATO, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-11. A JAPANESE DOCTOR INSPECTING MEDICAL STORES WHICH WERE BROUGHT TO THE ISLAND BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL FROM HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-10. JAPANESE GARRISON FORCES ON KAIRIRU AND MUSCHU ISLANDS, COMMANDED BY REAR ADMIRAL S. SATO, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-10. JAPANESE GARRISON FORCES ON KAIRIRU AND MUSCHU ISLANDS, COMMANDED BY REAR-ADMIRAL S. SATO, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL ..

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. CORPORAL S.J. WESCOTT (1) AND PRIVATE S.H. WHYTE (2), MEMBERS OF 2/15 FIELD AMBULANCE WORKING THE MOBILE COOKER