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SOGERI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL OF SIGNALS, NEW GUINEA FORCE BUILDING UP A MULTI-AIRLINE ROUTE DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE. THEY ARE: NX66084 SIGNALMAN A. J. HILL (1), 19TH ..

SOGERI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. STAFF PERSONNEL OF THE SCHOOL OF SIGNALS, NEW GUINEA FORCE, WORKING AT THE UNIT SAWMILL. ALL TIMBER USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BARRACKS AND OTHER BUILDINGS IS ..

KETOBA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-29. PRIVATE A.N. BENNEWORTH (1) AND CORPORAL D.T.T. BOURKE (2) OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION AT AN IMPROMPTU PRAYER MEETING HELD ON THE EDGE OF A SMALL STREAM NOT ..

KETOBA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-29. VX81108 LIEUTENANT P.B. NINK (1) FOLLOWED BY CORPORAL C.F.P. ROBERTS (2) LEAD FULLY EQUIPPED MEMBERS OF "B" COMPANY 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, ALONG A TRAIL AT THE ..

KETOBA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-29. V76017 SIGNALMAN P.J. RYAN A FORWARD SCOUT OF SIGNAL PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, KEEPING A KEEN LOOKOUT FOR JAPANESE DURING THE ..

KETOBA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-29. A MEMBER OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION CARRYING "KAI" (FOOD) TO SUPPLY TROOPS ATTACKING ORGORUNA. THIS WAS THE ONLY METHOD OF MAINTAINING THE FOOD SUPPLY

DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-25. NEAT WHITE CROSSES MARK THE GRAVES OF MEN WHO FELL IN THE MARKHAM AND RAMU VALLEY CAMPAIGNS. THE CEMETERY WILL ALSO BE THE BURIAL PLACE OF ALL MEN KILLED BETWEEN ..

SOGERI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. LOOKING DOWN ON PORTION OF THE SCHOOL OF SIGNALS, NEW GUINEA FORCE, WORKING THE LALOKI RIVER RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE CAMP AREA. THE BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE ..

GUSAP, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN G. KELLY (1); SERGEANT C. CRANE (2); LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN F.S. WATERS (3); CORPORAL J.D. GRIFFITHS (4); AND SERGEANT R. SYMONDS (5) ..

DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-25. MEN OF "B" COMPANY 2/1ST GUARD REGIMENT OUTSIDE THEIR MESS HUT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: NX94534 CORPORAL T.H. ROSE (1); QX15334 LANCE CORPORAL R. MCLEAY (2); ..

KETOBA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-29. THE UNIT PADRE OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, HELD AN IMPROMPTU PRAYER MEETING ON THE TRAIL NEAR THE BOKU RIVER, BEFORE ATTACKING THE ORGORUNA FEATURES. ..

SOGERI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. NX127559 SERGEANT R. WATSFORD (LEFT) AN INSTRUCTOR OF THE SCHOOL OF SIGNALS, NEW GUINEA FORCE TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO ERECT AND STAY TELEGRAPH POLES