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WEWAK HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-03. CAPTAIN W.E. MORTLOCK (1) ON THE BRIDGE OF THE TROOPSIDE SS RIVER FITZROY. THE VESSEL, 5100 GROSS TONNAGE, LENGTH 432 FT, WIDTH 56 FT AND DEPTH OF 25 FT, HAS ..

WEWAK HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-03. LOOKING TOWARDS THE STERN OF THE TROOPSHIP, SS RIVER FITZROY. THE VESSEL HAS A TROOP CARRYING CAPACITY OF 500

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE RECEIVING TEND FOR PATIENTS, 2/1 FIELD AMBULANCE. PRIVATE J.S. SULLIVAN (1), ON STRETCHER ATTENDED BY PRIVATE R.E. NEICH (2) AND PRIVATE P.V. ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. BRIGADIER J.E.G. MARTIN, COMMANDER 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-04. MEMBERS OF 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION MAKING DEHYDRATED POTATO RISSOLES. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE M.I. ROBERTSON (1); PRIVATE D.E. HAGAN (2); ..

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-04. PRIVATE F. HANSER (1) AND PRIVATE L.P. MILLS (2), MEMBERS OF 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION RESTING ON THE BEACH

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL C.H. GREEN, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. SIGNALMAN I.F. TERREY, SIGNALS SECTION, 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE, CLIMBING A TREE WITH THE AID OF SIGNAL CLIMBING IRONS ATTACHED TO HIS FEET, TO REPAIR A BROKEN LINE

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. DRIVER H.C. WADDELL (1), SIGNALMAN E.M. NEAGLE (2) AND DRIVER E. COWARD (3), MEMBERS OF 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE, PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THEIR SURF BOARD. ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. SIGNALMAN J. BROGEN, 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE, RECEIVING MESSAGES BY RADIO TELEPHONE

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. PRIVATE J.M. CARTER (1), CUTTING THE HAIR OF PRIVATE DOHERTY (2), WHILE OTHER MEMBERS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION WAIT THEIR TURN