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Survivors, passengers and crews from the British vessels Rangitane, Komata, Triaster, Triadic, Triona and Holmwood and the Norwegian vessel Vinni, were rescued by the Australian steamer Nellore ..

Survivors, passengers and crews from the British vessel Rangitane were rescued by the Australian steamer Nellore from the small Island of Emirau, just south of the Equator, where they were landed ..

Survivors, passengers and crew from the British vessels Rangitane, Komata, Triaster, Triadic, Triona and Holmwood and the Norwegian vessel Vinni, were rescued by the Australian steamer Nellore, ..

Dreger Harbour, New Guinea. 1943-12-05. The Commanding Officer of the 870th United States Aviation Engineer Battalion, Colonel Marsh, and some of his officers inspecting the new aircraft landing ..

Wareo, New Guinea. 1943-12-09. Advanced Signals Section of the 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion, showing Captain Tietyens of Albury, NSW, the Officer Commanding, D Company, handing in a message ..

Ordinary Seaman (OS) Stuart Charles Waterhouse, born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1920 engaged on 3 January 1942 with the Merchant Navy. Last engagement was 2 May 1942 on FIONA. OS Waterhouse ..

Apoka Valley, Papua. c. 1942-03. The Regimental Band, 135th Medical Regiment, U.S. Army, playing in a tent in the grounds of the Port Moresby Evacuation Hospital. In 1942-05 the Regimental Band was ..

Dumpu, New Guinea. 1943-12-19. A native carrying a bag of Christmas parcels for the soldiers, which has just been unloaded from an aircraft at the Dumpu airstrip in the Ramu Valley area

Survivors, passengers and crew from the British vessels Rangitane, Komata, Triaster, Triadic, Triona and Holmwood and the Norwegian vessel Vinni, were rescued by the Australian steamer Nellore from ..

Apoka Valley, Papua. 1943-02. A Jeep powered sawmill cutting timber for the 750-bed Port Moresby Evacuation Hospital erected on the site by the 135th Medical Regiment, U.S. Army. Construction began ..

Apoka Valley, Papua. 1943-02. The 750-bed Port Moresby Evacuation Hospital under construction. Construction began on 1943-02-03 and the hospital was wholly constructed, apart from roads and water ..

Apoka Valley, Papua. 1943-01. Tents of the 135th Medical Regiment, U.S. Army, just after arrival at the site of the future 750-bed Port Moresby Evacuation Hospital. Construction began on 1943-02-03 ..