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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-06. 1 INFANTRY TROOP WORKSHOP PERSONNEL MAKING A TRACK THROUGH THE JUNGLE TO THE KULMALAIGI RIVER

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-04. HQ 5 DIVISION TROOPS LOAD TENTS INTO A BARGE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO 13 INFANTRY BRIGADE UNITS AT SWAN BEACH

WUNUNG PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-08. NATIVE TROOPS WORKING WITH THE ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, AT WORK BUILDING A MESS HUT

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. D TROOP, 5 FIELD BATTERY, 2 FIELD REGIMENT ARTILLERYMEN DRYING AMMUNITION BOXES ON THE BEACH. THE BOXES HAD BEEN SWAMPED IN A BARGE DURING THE LANDING. ..

WUNUNG PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-08. CAPTAIN J.S. REEVE, COMMANDING OFFICER, 14 SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON, AT HQ 5 DIVISION

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-07. GUNNER HARDY, (20), ABOUT TO TRANSPORT AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND CHRISTMAS HAMPERS FROM A BARGE. THE PARCELS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO UNITS IN THE AREA DURING ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. PRIVATE R.G. ALLDER, HQ COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, (1), RECEIVES A LIGHT FROM PTE L.S. RUSSELL, 182 INFANTRY REGIMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY, (2), AS ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. PRIVATE R.G. ALLDER, HQ COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, OBSERVING ACROSS THE JABA RIVER FROM THE MOST SOUTHERLY OUTPOST IN THE PERIMETER TOWARDS NEARBY ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. D TROOP, 5 FIELD BATTERY, 2 FIELD REGIMENT GUNNERS DIGGING GUN PITS FOR 25 POUNDER GUNS. THE SHELLS AT THE FOREGROUND ARE DRYING AFTER BEING SWAMPED IN A ..

WUNUNG PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-08. CAPTAIN C.H. JENKINS, (6), WITH HIS MEN AT THE JENKINS DAM, WHICH HOLDS 20,000 GALLONS AND SUPPLIES HQ 5 DIVISION BY PIPELINE. THE DAM WAS ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. A PORTION OF THE GENERAL FITTING SHOP, 126 BRIGADE WORKSHOP AT A TEMPORARY CAMP SITE UNTIL CONDITIONS PERMIT TRANSFER TO AN ESTABLISHED ..

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-08. CORPORAL R.P. ALLAN, ANGAU, AT 109 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. HE CARRIED A WOUNDED AMERICAN CAPTAIN THROUGH MACHINE GUN ..