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Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-07. No. 1 gun at Basilisk Battery, 801st Anti-Aircraft and Coast Artillery Battery, Headquarters Moresby Base Sub-Area, viewed during the course of its assembly. The ..

Karkar Island, New Guinea. 1944-06-03. Troops of the 37/52nd Infantry Battalion move towards a pit containing a 3 inch mortar. Left to right: V197621 Private J. King; VX104809 Corporal R. J. ..

Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-05-23. A truck from the 117th Station Hospital, United States Army, towing one of the hospital's wards along the Rouna Road to a new site. Traffic on the road is ..

Siar, New Guinea. 1944-06-28. Signallers of Headquarters, 15th Infantry Brigade, erecting a line on a coconut palm. Identified personnel are: VX118753 Signaller G. Naylor; VX136204 Signaller C. W. ..

Madang, New Guinea. 1944-06-14. Members of the 266th Light Aid Detachment blacksmithing in the field at Headquarters 15th Infantry Brigade which is located at Siar Plantation. Left to right: ..

Madang, New Guinea. 1944-06-14. Motor repairs being conducted in the Welding and Blacksmith's workshop at 266th Light Aid Detachment, Headquarters, 15th Infantry Brigade. The unit is located at ..

Madang, New Guinea. 1944-06-14. The tented Orderly Room at 266th Light Aid Detachment, Headquarters 15th Infantry Brigade. The unit is located at Siar Plantation. Their motto hanging outside the ..

A native carrier, attached to the 35th Infantry Battalion, crosses the river with his dog on his back during the unit's advance along the coast towards Wewak

Oro Bay, New Guinea. 1943-04. A mess parade at the 10th Field Ambulance, Army Medical Corps

Oro Bay, New Guinea. 1943-04. Soldiers enjoy their meal in the tented Sergeants' mess at the 10th Field Ambulance, Army Medical Corps

Nagada, New Guinea. 1944-08-02. The picturesque camp setting of the 4th Field Ambulance set among the tall coconut palms on the water's edge

Madang, New Guinea. 1944-06-14. Members of the 266th Light Aid Detachment, Headquarters 15th Infantry Brigade, welding the mudguard of a jeep in the workshop at Siar Plantation. Left to right: ..