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WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. PRIVATE BARTHOLOMEW (1), SERGEANT M.C. ARNOLD (2), AND WARRANT OFFICER 2 C. KEAN (3), MEMBERS OF 2/1 FIELD AMBULANCE AT THE SHOWERS

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. INTELLIGENCE SECTION, 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE AT WORK PLOTTING AND MARKING ON MAP THE BRIGADE OPERATIONS IN THE WEWAK SECTOR. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL M. ..

WEWAK HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-03. BARGES CONTAINING AUSTRALIAN TROOPS COMING ALONGSIDE THE TROOPSHIP, SS RIVER FITZROY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AN AUSTRALIAN FREIGHTER HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A ..

ILIPEM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-26. MEMBERS OF A FIELD BAKERY WITH BUNS MADE FOR USE AS BREAD. THEY ARE READY FOR TRANSPORTATION TO FORWARD TROOPS OF 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. A WORKING PARTY FROM 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE TROOPS LAYING PIPES DOWN IN THE MEN'S LINES FOR DRAINAGE

CAPE WOM, WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. OFFICERS OF BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2/3 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION WITH LIEUTENANT COLONEL R.R. GORDON, COMMANDING OFFICER (2)

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. CAPTAIN A.G. CORDUKES (1), MAJOR R.M. MCLEOD, BM (2), CAPTAIN E.A. BEATTIE, IO (3), MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. SIGNALMEN OF HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE DASHING INTO THE SURF

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. PERSONNEL OF 2/15 FIELD AMBULANCE WORKING IN THE DISPENSARY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE S. COUCILL (1); STAFF SERGEANT M. MCLENNAN (2); ..

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. PERSONNEL OF WARD 2, 2/15 FIELD AMBULANCE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL N.J. STRAY (1); PRIVATE F.W. MIDOLA (2); CAPTAIN W.P. HARRIS (3); ..

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE OFFICERS' WARD, 2/15 FIELD AMBULANCE

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. NAVAL RATINGS WAITING TO FALL IN FOR THE PARADE AT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY COVERING THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES IN NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN AND ..