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CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. LIEUTENANT COLONEL C.R. THOMSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICE, 6 DIVISION

SHORTLAND ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-08. FIELD SECURITY BOAT, AM 1491, MANNED BY 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, AT ANCHOR. THIS CRAFT ACTED AS ESCORT TO BARGES CARRYING JAPANESE TROOPS TO FAURO ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. MEMBERS OF THE ALLIED TRANSLATOR AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICE STAFF, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- TECHNICAL SERGEANT G.H. TANDO, US ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. HEADQUARTERS C COMPANY, 2/1 GUARD REGIMENT, ON PARADE. CAPTAIN H.W. QUILTY, OFFICER COMMANDING, IS ADDRESSING THE MEN

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. MEMBERS OF C COMPANY, 2/1 GUARD REGIMENT, ENJOYING TEA AND A SLICE OF JAM TART. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE J.T. COX (1); CORPORAL F.J. CHAPMAN ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. MEMBERS OF C COMPANY, 2/1 GUARD REGIMENT, DOING THEIR MENDING. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE R. RAE (1); PRIVATE T.F. BURGESS (2); PRIVATE M.W. ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. PRIVATE A. GRAHAM (1), PRIVATE J.P. GROGAN (2), AND PRIVATE A.A. DAVIS (3) PEELING POTATOES. THE UNIT COOK, PRIVATE C.A. BARKER (4), IS PLACING A TRAY ..

BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. THE FIRST BATCH OF TROOPS TO LEAVE THE WEWAK AREA UNDER THE PRIORITY DEMOBILISATION SCHEME WERE MEMBERS OF 6 DIVISION. SHOWN, THE EMBARKATION OFFICER CHECKING ..

BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. A GROUP OF 6 DIVISION TROOPS AT THE BARGE POINT HAVING A CUP OF TEA WHILE WAITING THEIR TURN TO EMBARK. THEY ARE AMONG THE FIRST BATCH OF 6 DIVISION TROOPS TO ..

BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. TROOPS OF 6 DIVISION, WITH THEIR GEAR, LINED UP AT THE BEACHHEAD READY FOR EMBARKATION. THEY ARE AMONG THE FIRST BATCH OF 6 DIVISION TROOPS TO LEAVE THE WEWAK ..

BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. THE FIRST BATCH OF TROOPS TO LEAVE THE WEWAK AREA UNDER THE PRIORITY DEMOBILISATION SCHEME WERE MEMBERS OF 6 DIVISION. SHOWN, THE GENERAL EMBARKATION ACTIVITY ..

BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. THE FIRST BATCH OF TROOPS TO LEAVE THE WEWAK AREA UNDER THE PRIORITY DEMOBILISATION SCHEME WERE MEMBERS OF 6 DIVISION. SHOWN, WARRANT OFFICER 2 J.L. ARMISTEAD ..