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OCEAN ISLAND. 1945-10-02. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED THE ISLAND AND JAPANESE TROOPS WERE EVACUATED TO TOROKINA. SHOWN, PRIVATE R.J. JENKINS ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL D.J. LAMB, CAMP COMMANDER, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL G. SELL, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

SAMANSO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, WHO WAS COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON BOUGAINVILLE, STEPPING ASHORE FROM A JAPANESE BARGE. ALL HIGH RANKING OFFICERS IN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-05. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE FORMAL MESS HELD BY QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE MEMBERS OF 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.E. WAILES, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.J. SPENCER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-05. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TELEGRAPHIST J.T.(JACK) ALLAN, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE ON DUTY AT THE CONTROL WIRELESS STATION, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU (AIB), ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-24. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE AND THEIR FRIENDS RELAXING BETWEEN DANCES AT A BUFFET DINNER AND DANCE HELD BY QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-05. BRIGADIER E.L. SHEEHAN, BRIGADIER, GENERAL STAFF, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-05. ABLE SEAMAN H.J. BAXTER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE (1), LIEUTENANT (SP) K.H. MCCOLL, RANR (2); AND CORPORAL G.R. KOTZ AIF (3), MEMBERS OF M SPECIAL UNIT ..

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-05. BATTALION HEADQUARTERS M SPECIAL UNIT INFANTRY BATTALION