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DAGUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-25. MEMBERS OF "I" SECTION, 2/2 INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINE A CAPTURED SET OF JAPANESE ANTI- AIRCRAFT BINOCULARS AT THE AIRSTRIP. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX72243 ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-27. LADY WAKEHURST (2), EXAMINING THE HAND CRAFTS SECTION OF THE RED CROSS RECREATION HUT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX121719 SIGNALMAN R.A. ORFORD (1); VX11092 CORPORAL ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-27. LADY WAKEHURST (2), DURING HER VISIT TO THE 2/7TH GENERAL HOSPITAL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NFX136236 MATRON E. MCQ. WHITE (1); NX109260 MAJOR D.S. THOMAS, 8TH ARMY ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-27. LADY WAKEHURST (2), ACCOMPANIED BY SX1471 MAJOR N.P. WILSON, OFFICER- IN- CHARGE OF THE WARD (1) SPEAKS WITH QX51942 PRIVATE L.J. HUNTER, DURING HER VISIT TO BATTLE ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-26. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, COMMANDER- IN- CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (1), VISITING FORWARD TROOPS OF ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-26. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, COMMANDER- IN- CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (2), 2ND FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLAND. 1945-03-26. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, COMMANDER- IN- CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (2) WITH TX2002 BRIGADIER J. ..

The crew of the 4” twin guns aboard the RAN vessel HMAS Swan laying sown a barrage on the Japanese positions in the But-Kuak area between Aitape and Wewak

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLAND. 1945-03-26. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, COMMANDER- IN- CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (2) WITH VX38969 MAJOR- ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-26. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, COMMANDER- IN- CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (1) CROSSES THE PURIATA ..

TOKO-BARARA ROAD, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-28. MEMBERS OF THE 15TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT WATCH A 3 TON VEHICLE LOADED WITH TOP DRESSING CROSS THE PUIATA RIVERT ON ..

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-26. A WIRRAWAY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 4 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE