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HAWAIN, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-08. NO. 1 GUN, 2/3 FIELD REGIMENT, IN ACTION. THESE "LONG TOM" 155MM GUNS ARE IN POSITION FOR THE FINAL ASSAULT AGAINST WEWAK

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-10. D COMPANY, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION, THE FIRST TROOPS INTO WEWAK, HAVE A BREW AT KING'S CROSS

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. PRIVATE E.H. FINLAYSON (1), ASSISTS PRIVATE G.H. BRENNAND (2), TO SELECT A BOOK FROM THE ARMY EDUCATION SERVICE LIBRARY. PRIVATE FINLAYSON IS ONE OF A GROUP OF ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-14. LIEUTENANT GENERAL V.A.H. STURDEE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING FIRST ARMY (2), IN THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE CANTEEN WITH CORPORAL M. FARR (1), DURING HIS ..

HAWAIN, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-09. A "LONG TOM" 155MM GUN, MANNED BY A 2/3 FIELD REGIMENT GUN CREW, FIRING ITS 95-LB PROJECTILE WHILE SUPPORTING THE ATTACK AGAINST THE MAIN JAPANESE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. PRIVATE L. MCINTYRE (1), WORKING FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY, RECEIVES INSTRUCTION IN HER NEW JOB FROM STAFF SERGEANT G. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-14. LIEUTENANT GENERAL V.A.H. STURDEE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING FIRST ARMY (3), ACCOMPANIED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.J. SPENCER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. DRIVER B. FULLER (1), AT SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY, RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN REGISTRY AND FILLING FROM SERGEANT O.W. BRAILEY (2). A FEW DAYS AFTER ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. PRIVATE P. O'LOUGHLIN (1), AND PRIVATE E.F. RAE (2), FILING CLERKS AT SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY. A FEW DAYS AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL FROM AUSTRALIA, ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. CORPORAL W. SHEPPARD OF ORDNANCE, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY, STANDING BESIDE CANNAS GROWING OUTSIDE THE OFFICE. A FEW DAYS AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL FROM AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. CORPORAL J. PONTEFRACT (1), AND PRIVATE P. JOHNSTON (2), CHECKING OFFICERS' PERSONAL RECORDS AT HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY. A FEW DAYS AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL FROM AUSTRALIA ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. PRIVATE S. MASLEN (1), AT WORK IN THE GENERAL REGISTRY, A BRANCH, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY, WITH CORPORAL E. DOHERTY (2). A FEW DAYS AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL FROM AUSTRALIA ..