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SWAN BEACH, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-10. 2 FIELD AMBULANCE, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, 13 INFANTRY BRIGADE ATTENDING A MESS PARADE AT SWAN BEACH

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-13. LITTLE GEORGE HILL FROM GEORGE HILL SHOWING 9 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS IN THE AREA AND INDICATOR STRIPS POSITIONED TO ASSIST AIR STRIKES ON ARTILLERY ..

S8759 Telegraphist (Tel) George Robert (Bob) Dunham, Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve, working at an Allied Intelligence Bureau Administrative Post on Wunung Plantation. Tel Dunham was a ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-06. 1 INFANTRY TROOP WORKSHOP PERSONNEL ATTENDING A MESS PARADE IN THE AREA. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL REFERENCE PROVISIONAL CAPTION)

SWAN BEACH, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-10. 2 FIELD AMBULANCE, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS TROOPS, (A VICTORIAN UNIT), MOVING DOWN BOURKE STREET. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT R.J. ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-07. DRIVER L. ROBINSON, HQ 5 DIVISION, (1), DRIVING A JEEP ALONG THE "ROAD" LEADING THROUGH THE MALMAL PLANTATION FROM THE MISSION TO THE HQ AT THE MALMAL ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. PRIVATE E.G. SMITH, 15 INFANTRY BRIGADE (1), DEMONSTRATING BREN GUN CHARACTERISTICS TO INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE 182 INFANTRY REGIMENT, UNITED STATES ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. SERGEANT L. HESELHUHN, (1), AND PRIVATE C. WILLIAMS, (2), MEMBERS OF THE 182 INFANTRY REGIMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY, CHATTING WITH PTE S. PICKERING, (3); ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. STORES TRUCKS CONTAINING UNIT EXPENSE STORES, SPECIAL TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS POSITIONED AT THE 126 BRIGADE WORKSHOP TEMPORARY CAMP ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. A 15 INFANTRY BATTALION JEEP TRAVERSING THE BEACH ROAD BETWEEN TAGESSI RIVER AND JABA RIVER, THE MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE TO THE BATTALION

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-06. CAPTAIN FRANK NORTON, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, AT WORK ABOARD HMAS WESTRALIA IN EMPRESS AUGUSTA BAY OFF CAPE TOROKINA

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-08. 5 AND 11 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS SAPPERS ATTEMPTING TO DIG A BOGGED BULLDOZER FROM THE MUD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SAPPER BOWMAN, ..