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BRANDI, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. PRIVATE J.E. MITCHELL (1) AND PRIVATE G.C. PARSONS (2), MEMBERS OF 35 INFANTRY BATTALION, BLOWING JAPANESE BUGLES

BRANDI, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. MEMBERS OF 35 INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE B.J. BUGDEN (1); PTE L. BOURKE (2); PRIVATE B. MOONEY (3); STAFF-SERGEANT W.P. MURRARY (4); ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-11. TWO JAPANESE SOLDIERS SHARPENING THEIR KNIVES ON A GRINDSTONE. THE ISLAND IS NOW OCCUPIED BY HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION AND THE JAPANESE ARE ENGAGED ON BUILDING ..

BRANDI, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. MEMBERS OF C COMPANY, 35 INFANTRY BATTALION WITH THE 20MM GUN THEY CAPTURED FROM THE JAPANESE IN THIS AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE C.A. JESSOP (1); ..

BRANDI, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF 35 INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT L.W. O'SHANNESSY (1); STAFF-SERGEANT A. COLBY (2); CORPORAL H. HINDS (3); CAPTAIN ..

CAPE PUS, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. PRIVATE D.F. MILLER, 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION, CUTTING UP LOAVES OF BREAD FOR THE MESS

WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEW OF THE FEATURE WHERE PRIVATE E. KENNA VC, NO.5 SECTION, NO.8 PLATOON, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION EARNED THE VICTORIA CROSS ON THE ..

WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. JAPANESE AIR COOLED .30 INCH BROWNING TYPE MACHINE-GUN, FOUND IN ONE OF THE TWO JAPANESE WEAPON PITS WHICH PINNED DOWN TWO SECTIONS OF NO.8 ..

CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. JAPANESE INTERPRETER READING THE SURRENDER TERMS TO LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ADACHI, COMMANDER 18TH JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ADACHI FORMALLY ..

CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR-GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION, ..

CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR-GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION, ..

CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION, ENTERING HIS CAR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SURRENDER CEREMONY HELD AT CAPE WOM AIRSTRIP. ..