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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-21. TROOPS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION LOADING 3-INCH MORTAR AND BOMBS ONTO THE REAR OF A MATILDA TANK FOR TRANSPORT FORWARD TO EGAN'S RIDGE ALONG THE BUIN ROAD. PATROLS MOVING ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-20. MEDIUM MACHINE-GUNNERS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING THE HONGORAI RIVER AT MACKLIN'S CROSSING. THE JEEP AND TRAILER IS LOADED WITH GUNS AND EQUIPMENT DURING THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-21. PIONEERS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, ASSISTED BY ENGINEERS, LAYING AN ARMCO CULVERT IN THE CREEK SOUTH OF EGAN'S RIDGE TO ALLOW SUPPLIES ALONG THE BUIN ROAD TO FORWARD ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-25. THE ARMY TUG AT 1503, 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, AFTER IT HAD BEEN BLOWN ON THE BEACH BY A SUDDEN CYCLONE

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-21. NATIVES CARRYING A BATTLE CASUALTY WHO WAS WOUNDED BY JAPANESE ARTILLERY DURING THE BATTALION'S ADVANCE ALONG WILLIS TRACK IN AN OUTFLANKING MOVEMENT ON THE BUIN ROAD ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-24. LIEUTENANT D.F. CHAPLAIN, D COMPANY, 26 INFANTRY BATTALION (AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE), CHECKS WITH MAPS BEFORE SETTING OUT ON PATROL AGAINST THE JAPANESE IN THE NORTH ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-24. A PATROL FROM D COMPANY, 26 INFANTRY BATTALION (AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE), BURYING THREE DEAD JAPANESE MARINES SHOT DURING AN EARLIER ATTACK ON THE D COMPANY PERIMETER. ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-24. PRIVATE R.A. BUTT, 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION, SETTING UP HIS TWO MAN TENT IN THE COMPANY PERIMETER ON THE AITARA TRACK SOUTH OF THE POROREI RIVER. THE INFANTRY ARE BEING ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-23. A MATILDA TANK OF A SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, CROSSING THE NEW MCKINNA BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER DURING THE SQUADRON'S MOVE DOWN THE BUIN ROAD TO RELIEVE B ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-23. A TANK CREW OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, READING THE MAIL DURING THE MOVE FORWARD IN SUPPORT OF 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION'S ADVANCE ALONG THE BUIN ROAD SOUTH OF ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-25. SERGEANT E.G. SPARKE, A MEMBER OF THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PUBLIC RELATIONS, 2 CORPS

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-24. ARTILLERY SIGNALLERS OF 2 FIELD REGIMENT, LAYING CABLE FROM A JEEP ALONG THE BUIN ROAD SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SIGNALMAN T.L. DEATHE (1); ..