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WUNUNG, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. THE ALL SERVICES CHAPEL AT 105 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. THE CHAPEL WAS BUILT BY 35 FIELD PARK COMPANY

WEST WEWAK BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-01. PERSONNEL OF 6 MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM, ATTACHED HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT D.T. EASTMAN, CINE PHOTOGRAPHER (1); ..

WUNUNG, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE SISTERS RELAXING IN A CORNER OF THE SISTERS' MESS, 105 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SISTER K.H. BARNES (1); ..

PALMALMAL AIRSTRIP, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. LIEUTENANT GENERAL V.A.H. STURDEE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING FIRST ARMY (2), PUTTING ON A GAS CAPE SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING FROM LAE BY RAAF BEAUFORT ..

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-25. PRIVATE J.B. BUTLER, THE INCINERATOR MAN, 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-05. THE TENT LINES OF 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION, ON THE BEACH

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-25. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE CAMP AREA, 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION. THE CAMP IS ON THE BEACH AND HAS BEEN LOCATED THERE SINCE COMING OUT OF ACTION IN THE ..

PALMALMAL, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-08. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, ALLIED PRISONERS WERE PICKED UP AT RABAUL BY HMAS VENDETTA AND BROUGHT TO JACQUINOT BAY. THEY WERE THEN TAKEN BY ..

CAPE PUS, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-07. TROOPS OF 2/1 TANK ATTACK REGIMENT, PLAYING CARDS ON THE BEACH. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- GUNNER T.B. CROUCH (1); GUNNER B.F. ISON (2); GUNNER R.W. ..

CAPE PUS, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-07. ARMOURERS OF 110 BRIGADE WORKSHOP, MANNING BREN GUNS AND FIRING TOWARDS THE SEA DURING PERIODICAL INSPECTION AND TESTING OF SMALL ARMS OF 16 INFANTRY ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-10. THE MEETING PLACE ELECTED BY MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION, FOR THE FORMAL SURRENDER OF JAPANESE GARRISON FORCES ON ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-11. JAPANESE SOLDIERS UNLOADING THE FIRST OF RATIONS SUPPLIED BY HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION TO JAPANESE PERSONNEL. THE RATIONS CONSISTED OF RICE, TEA, SUGAR, BULLY ..