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WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. LANCE CORPORAL A.D. WARD, MAIN DRESSING STATION ORDERLY (2), TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF PRIVATE J. PATTERSON (1), AT 2/1 FIELD AMBULANCE

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-04. MEMBERS OF 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION ON KITCHEN DUTY PEELING ONIONS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE R. FULLER (1); PRIVATE K.J. SCULLY (2); PRIVATE ..

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 ..

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-04. TENT LINES OF 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION ON THE BEACH

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-04. THE TRANSPORT LINES AND UNIT SIGNBOARD OF 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION

WEWAK HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-03. THE TROOPSHIP, SS RIVER FITZROY AS IT PREPARES TO LEAVE HARBOUR. THE VESSEL HAS A TROOP CARRYING CAPACITY OF 500. THIS IS THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN FREIGHTER TO BE ..

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-04. MAJOR A.S. WILSON, LIAISON OFFICER 6 DIVISION, 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. BRIGADIER J.E.G. MARTIN, COMMANDER 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE (2) AND MAJOR J.D. MURRAY, BRIGADE COMMANDER (1), DISCUSSING ADMINISTRATION

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. PERSONNEL WORKING IN THE BRIGADE SIGNALS OFFICE, 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SIGNALMAN N.C. BARRY (1); SIGNALMAN W.B. DOUGLAS (2); ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), WITH TWO OF HIS OFFICERS OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- MAJOR D. ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. SIGNALMAN R.M. ELLIOTT (1) AND PRIVATE C.E. HADEN (2), MEMBERS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, WASHING CLOTHES

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. BRIGADIER M.A. FERGUSSON, COMMANDER 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE, AT HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE