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FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-12. A GENERAL VIEW OF 7 INFANTRY BATTALION HEADQUARTERS AT BARBILELE LOOKING DOWN ACROSS KARIKI ON CENTRAL BAY WITH TAUNO ISLAND AND PIEDU AND MASAMASA ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-12. THE ATROCITIES COMMISSION ON FAURO ISLAND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT J. TAKEHANA (1); CAPTAIN R.M. EWING (2); LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.G. FRY (3); ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-12. PRIVATE S.E. ANDREWS, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION IN CHARGE OF A JAPANESE WORKING PARTY WHO ARE CLEARING AN AREA FOR A ROAD ALONG THE COAST. JAPANESE ARMY AND ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-13. MEMBERS OF 15 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 18 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX.)

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-13. MEMBERS OF 7 PLATOON, A COMPANY, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 23 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX.)

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-13. MEMBERS OF 16 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 33 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX.)

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-13. JAPANESE WORKING PARTY USING A HAND PILE DRIVER DURING THE BUILDING OF A LANDING POINT. JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVAL TROOPS ARE CONCENTRATED ON FAURO ISLAND ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-13. MEMBERS OF 18 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 19 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX.)

Group portrait of members of 17 Platoon, D Company, 7th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back row: R G Moody; W B Hooper; W McEniry; T F Green; D S Kelly; M T Ellis; J P McNally; D J Davern; M ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-13. MEMBERS OF 14 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 17 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX.)

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-14. LIEUTENANT GENERAL H. HYAKUTAKE, FROM WHOM LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA TOOK OVER THE COMMAND OF THE JAPANESE 17 ARMY, SHOWN BEDRIDDEN IN THE HOSPITAL. ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-13. MEMBERS OF 9 PLATOON, A COMPANY, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION. FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT, 1. DEVERE, D. 2. KERR, S. 3.DONAGHY, T. 5. HAINES, L. 6. LT PIMM. 7. ..