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BORAM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-19. MEMBERS OF 43 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY PLAYING CARDS ABOARD THEIR BARGE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- STAFF SERGEANT G. THOMPSON (1); PRIVATE E.W. JAMES (2); PRIVATE G. ..

CAPE MOEM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-23. AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVES WORKING FOR 7 WAR GRAVES UNIT DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON GRAVES AT THE WEWAK WAR CEMETERY

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-22. A CEREMONIAL PARADE AND MARCH PAST BY 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE WAS HELD FOR MAJOR-GENERAL BRIDGEFORD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 3 DIVISION, AT TOROKINA AIRFIELD. ..

CAPE MOEM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-23. OFFICIAL CROSSES IN THE STORE TENT, 7 WAR GRAVES UNIT, WAITING TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WAR CEMETERY. PRIVATE W.L. MARSHALL, IS PUTTING A CROSS IN THE RACK

CAPE MOEM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-23. PRIVATE D.R.S. COMBES (1), AND PRIVATE A.M. DREVER (2), PAYING THEIR RESPECTS TO PRIVATE F.W. SHORT, ONE OF THEIR FALLEN COMRADES AT THE WEWAK WAR CEMETERY. THE ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-23. THE STAFF OF RADIO STATION 9AJ, 1 BROADCASTING STATION, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE, READING THEIR MAIL. SERGEANT E. PARRANT, WHO DID NOT RECEIVE ANY, ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-19. OFFICE AND STORE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ORDNANCE SERVICE DUMP, 3 DIVISION

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-22. A CEREMONIAL PARADE AND MARCH PAST BY 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE WAS HELD FOR MAJOR- GENERAL BRIDGEFORD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 3 DIVISION, AT TOROKINA AIRFIELD. ..

CAPE MOEM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-23. SERGEANT H. GREGORY (1) AND CORPORAL C. SHAW (2), MEMBERS OF 7 WAR GRAVES UNIT, MAKE A FINAL CHECK OF THE WORDING ON THE CROSS BEFORE PLACING IT IN A GRAVE, AT ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-19. OFFICE AND STORE HUTS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ORDNANCE SERVICE DUMP, 3 DIVISION

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-22. A CEREMONIAL PARADE AND MARCH PAST BY 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE WAS HELD FOR MAJOR GENERAL W. BRIDGEFORD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 3 DIVISION, AT TOROKINA AIRFIELD. ..

CAPE MOEM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-23. A SECTION OF THE WEWAK WAR CEMETERY. IN BACKGROUND, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVES, WORKING FOR 7 WAR GRAVES UNIT, ARE PREPARING NEW GRAVES