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CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. MEMBERS OF THE ALLIED TRANSLATOR AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICE STAFF, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- TECHNICAL SERGEANT G.H. TANDO, US ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. HEADQUARTERS C COMPANY, 2/1 GUARD REGIMENT, ON PARADE. CAPTAIN H.W. QUILTY, OFFICER COMMANDING, IS ADDRESSING THE MEN

BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. TROOPS OF 6 DIVISION, WITH THEIR GEAR, LINED UP AT THE BEACHHEAD READY FOR EMBARKATION. THEY ARE AMONG THE FIRST BATCH OF 6 DIVISION TROOPS TO LEAVE THE WEWAK ..

BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. THE FIRST BATCH OF TROOPS TO LEAVE THE WEWAK AREA UNDER THE PRIORITY DEMOBILISATION SCHEME WERE MEMBERS OF 6 DIVISION. SHOWN, TROOPS MOVING ONTO THE LANDING ..

SAMANSO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. MAJOR F.A. GODING, HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, GIVING FINAL INSTRUCTIONS TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA (1), WHO WAS COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-21. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND, WHO ARRIVED AT TOROKINA PER SS RIVER BURDEKIN, CARRYING THEIR VARIED POSSESSIONS FROM THE BARGES TO THE BEACH. THEY ARE ABOUT ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-05. THE OFFICERS' MESS, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, NEW GUINEA HEADQUARTERS

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-22. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND, ON ARRIVAL AT TOROKINA PER SS RIVER BURDEKIN AND SS RIVER GLENELG, WERE MARCHED ALONG THE PIVA ROAD TO THE PRISON COMPOUND AT ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-22. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND, ON ARRIVAL AT TOROKINA PER SS RIVER BURDEKIN AND SS RIVER GLENELG, WERE MARCHED ALONG THE PIVA ROAD TO THE PRISON COMPOUND AT ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-22. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND, ON ARRIVAL AT TOROKINA PER SS RIVER BURDEKIN AND SS RIVER GLENELG, WERE MARCHED ALONG THE PIVA ROAD TO THE PRISON COMPOUND AT ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. MAJOR E.S. OWENS, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT AND QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, HEADQUARTERS 6 ..

SAMANSO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE ALL HIGH RANKING JAPANESE OFFICERS IN THE BUIN AREA WERE TRANSFERRED TO SAMANSO ISLAND. THEY USED THEIR OWN ..