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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-15. "ABDULLAH THE GREAT" PUTS HIS GREAT ACT OF FLOATATION ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TROOPS IN A CONCERT STAGED BY MEMBERS OF 33 DOCKS OPERATING COMPANY, ROYAL ..

WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-06. WARRANT OFFICER I W.R. EDMONSTON, 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), WHO WATCHED A JAPANESE SNIPER CLIMB INTO A TREE AND THEN SHOT HIM OUT OF IT

WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-06. SOME OF "GODWIN'S GUERILLAS", WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE JAPANESE. THESE POLICE BOYS AND NATIVE SCOUTS GUIDED 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-24. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (1), WITH LIEUTENANT R.S. JACKSON (2), AND LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-28. MAJOR F.G.B. PULLEN, 3 DIVISION (1), WITH HEADQUARTERS 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE PERSONNEL AT THE TOKO COMMAND AREA, WHERE ALL STORES AND TROOPS OPERATING IN THE SOUTH ..

WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-06. WARRANT OFFICER 2 S.G. DAVISON (1), AND WARRANT OFFICER 1 W.R. EDMONSTON (2), MEMBERS OF 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION, IN THEIR UNIT AREA

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-28. A 3 TON TRUCK BEING TOWED FROM THE LANDING CRAFT TANK BY BULLDOZER DURING THE LANDING OF PORTION OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT IN THE TOKO COMMAND AREA

WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-08. PERSONNEL OF "A" COMPANY, 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION, AROUND A CAPTURED JAPANESE FLAG AND SWORD (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 12 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL ..

WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-08. SIGNALMAN H. HOBSON (1), POURS A HATFUL OF WATER OVER PRIVATE L.W. THWAITES (2). THE MEN, MEMBERS OF 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION, ARE ENGAGED IN OPERATIONS IN ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-12/13. FORTY-FIVE MEMBERS OF 7 FIELD AMBULANCE STAGED A CONCERT FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF UNIT PERSONNEL, PATIENTS AND NEARBY UNITS. HERE PRIVATE R. MCDERMANT, ..

WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-07. A GENERAL VIEW OF SECTION OF BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION, IN THE TORRICELLI MOUNTAINS INLAND FROM DAGUA

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-12/13. PREPARING FOR THE VOCAL, "A PRETTY GIRL", DURING THE CONCERT STAGED BY 7 FIELD AMBULANCE TROOPS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF UNIT PERSONNEL, PATIENTS AND NEARBY ..