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AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-10. CORPORAL P. PHILLIPS AT HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION HOLDING AN OUTSIZE PAIR OF ARMY TROUSERS

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-17. SIGNALLERS LAYING CABLE ACROSS THE HUDA RIVER DURING THE ADVANCE OF C COMPANY, 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION ALONG COMMANDO ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE W.J. SHARPE ..

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-17. MAJOR GENERAL J.E.S. STEVENS, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION (1), ADDRESSING 2/6 CAVALRY (COMMANDO) REGIMENT TROOPS WHILE HIS AIDE-DE-CAMP LIEUTENANT G. ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-18. NATIVE CARRIERS NEGOTIATING AN ESCARPMENT SOUTH OF HONGORAI RIVER WITH A BATTLE CASUALTY OF 57/60 BATTALION, WOUNDED IN ACTION IN THE ADVANCE ALONG THE AXIS OF COMMANDO ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-12. CORPORAL L.L. LAVISKI (1), AND SERGEANT R.W. PIKE (2), AT WORK IN THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP, 3016 ENGINEER BOAT MAINTENANCE COMPANY (US ARMY), ATTACHED 5 ..

NEAR NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-26. LORD WAKEHURST, GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES (1), TAKING THE GENERAL SALUTE DURING HIS REVIEW OF 2 NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION AT CAMP DIDDY. IDENTIFIED ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-08. THE OLD HUT PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY AND NOW USED BY THE BRIGADIER, GENERAL STAFF AND DIRECTOR OF ARMAMENT AND ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-26. LADY WAKEHURST (2), LADY BLAMEY (6), AND PARTY ON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRSTRIP ON A 2-DAY VISIT, WITH LORD WAKEHURST, GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES, TO HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-15. PRIVATE W. KALIS, PERFORMS A JUGGLING ACT ON THE SMALL STAGE DURING A CONCERT STAGED BY MEMBERS OF 33 DOCKS OPERATING COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS

NEAR NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-26. LORD WAKEHURST, GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES (2), ACCOMPANIED BY CAPTAIN A.I. GAY, OFFICER COMMANDING B COMPANY, 2 NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION (1), INSPECTING ..

NEAR NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-26. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE PARADE OF 2 NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION, APPROACHING THE SALUTING DAIS, LED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL A.C. MURCHISON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF ..

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