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TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-29. N451257 PRIVATE G.D. PATTERSON, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, STACKING 3" MORTAR BOMBS TO BE USED IN THE ATTACK ON LITTLE GEORGE HILL

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-29. SIGNALLERS OF D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION LAYING CABLE DURING THE ATTACK ON LITTLE GEORGE HILL

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-25. A SECTION OF THE TEMPORARY CAMP OF HEADQUARTERS, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE UNITS ARRIVAL FROM LAE, NEW GUINEA. SEEN ARE:- MILITARY ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-29. BREN GUNNERS OF NO.1 SECTION, NO.18 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION FIRING ON A CAMOUFLAGED JAPANESE PILLBOX 100 YARDS BELOW THE CREST OF ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-25. PERSONNEL OF THE TRANSPORT SECTION, HEADQUARTERS, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SX25878 DRIVER L.I. THORP (1); VX79808 CORPORAL R. ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-29. S24522 PRIVATE F.B. TUOHY LOOKING AT THE BODY OF A DEAD JAPANESE SOLDIER KILLED DURING THE CAPTURE OF LITTLE GEORGE HILL BY TROOPS OF NO. 18 PLATOON, ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-23. MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CLIMBING PAST A FALLEN TREE ON THE NARROW PIATERAPAIA TRACK AS THE UNIT MOVES INTO THE FORWARD AREAS TO TAKE OVER ..

DOYABIE AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-25. TROOPS OF B COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CLEARING A CAMP AREA ON A PIMPLE AFTER THEY HAD TAKEN OVER THE FRONT LINE POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY THE 2ND ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1944-11-24. AUSTRALIAN SIGNALLERS TAKING OVER THE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS FROM AMERICAN SIGNALLERS DURING THE TAKE OVER OF THE FRONT LINE POSITIONS FROM THE 2ND BATTALION, 132ND ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1944-11-19. TOROKINA BEACH FROM THE LOOK-OUT TOWER SHOWING THE CROWD WHICH ATTENDED THE SURF CARNIVAL ORGANISED BY THE 3RD DIVISION

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1944-11-19. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN G.M. CONNOR, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE, WHITH THE REEL WHICH HIS TEAM USED DURING THE SURF CARNIVAL ORGANISED BY HEADQUARTERS, 3RD ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-21. THE RAN AIR-SEA RESCUE LAUNCH (502) LAURIANA AT ANCHOR IN THE BAY. THIS RAN SECTION IS UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE RAAF