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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. A BATTLE CASUALTY ON A STRETCHER AND WALKING WOUNDED OF THE 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION PROCEEDING ALONG THE MAWARAKA-MOSIGETTA ROAD TO THE BEACH-HEAD FOR TRANSPORT ..

BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-01-22. NATIVES TRANSPORTING AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ACROSS THE JABA RIVER ON A RAFT BUILT OF BANANA PALM LOGS

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-23. Q268714 PRIVATE K.J. LEECH, "D" COMPANY, 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION WHO LOST A LEG IN THE FIGHTING IN THE PIATERAPAIA AREA BEING OPERATED ON IN THE THEATRE OF THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-01-22. MEMBERS OF A NATIVE UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT BEING TRANSPORTED TO A REST CAMP BY PERSONNEL OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT HEADQUARTERS

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-23. QFX23684 SISTER J. BYRES (1) AND QFX43182 SISTER L.M. KAVNEY (3) PREPARING TO GIVE TREATMENT TO A PATIENT AT THE 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-23. CONVALESCING PATIENTS RELAXING IN THE SUN OUTSIDE ONE OF THE WARDS OF THE 109TH CASUALTY CLEARING STATION

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-23. QX57851 LANCE CORPORAL R.V. PRICE (1) OPERATING THE MOBILE LAUNDRY AT THE 109TH CASUALTY CLEARING STATION

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-24. TROOPS OF "D" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, MOVING PAST THE TEMPORARY GRAVES OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS KILLED DURING FIGHTING IN THE AREA AS THEY MOVE FORWARD ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-18. N240739 SIGNALLER J.G. CAIN, DESPATCH RIDER, ENTERING THE MAIN SIGNALS OFFICE OF "B" CORPS OF SIGNALS

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-20. N229048 GUNNER ARMSTRONG, NO.5 BATTERY, 2ND FIELD REGIMENT LAYING HIS LONG 25 POUNDER ON THE JAPANESE POSITIONS. GUNNER ARMSTRONG IS AN EXPERT GUNLAYER - HE IS ..

MOTUPINA POINT AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-20. A GUN POSITION OF THE 2ND FIELD REGIMENT, SHOWING THE TYPE OF PIT USED IN THIS AREA. NOTE THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE JUNGLE, IN THIS INSTANCE ..

MOTUPINA POINT AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-20. LOOKING ALONG THE BEACH TOWARDS THE JAPANESE HELD MOTUPINA POINT FROM THE FLASH SPOTTER'S POSITION AT NO.5 BATTERY, 2ND FIELD REGIMENT