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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. PERSONNEL OF HEADQUARTERS, 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION TESTING THE NEW LIGHTENED BREN GUN ON THE UNIT RIFLE RANGE. THE GUN HAS BEEN SHORTENED AND LIGHTENED BY SOME 3 1/2 ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. MEMBERS OF THE NEW GUINEA FORCE PROVOST COMPANY MARCHING OFF THE UNIT PARADE GROUND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL R.F. CONQUIT (1); CORPORAL A.A. MCDOUGALL (2); ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. PERSONNEL OF THE NEW GUINEA FORCE PROVOST COMPANY ON PARADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT D.M. SOLOMON (1); CORPORAL I.D. PORTER (2); CORPORAL G.M. CAMERON (3); ..

NADZAB AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-15. MEMBERS OF THE 2ND MOUNTAIN BATTERY FIRING THEIR 75MM GUN DURING A PRACTICE SHOOT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: SERGEANT CRANSTON (1); TROOPER A.S. DAWSON (2); ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. MOUNT SAVIGE, WHICH WAS NAMED AFTER LIEUTENANT GENERAL SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. CORPORAL J.L. LEYS (1) AND SERGEANT A.J. DENSMORE (2) OF THE NEW GUINEA FORCE PROVOST COMPANY PRACTICING UNARMED COMBAT

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-15. THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CONDITIONS ON VARIOUS PARTS OF BREN GUNS USING ATLANTIC AEF.33M. THESE TRIALS OF CORROSION PREVENTING LUBRICANTS FOR SMALL ARMS UNDER TROPICAL ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-15. THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CONDITIONS ON VARIOUS PARTS OF BREN GUNS USING ATLANTIC RUSTBAN 340L. THESE TRIALS OF CORROSION PREVENTING LUBRICANTS FOR SMALL ARMS UNDER ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-15. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE TESTING RANGE WHERE TRIALS WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE WITH CORROSION ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. MEMBERS OF THE NEW GUINEA FORCE PROVOST COMPANY MOTOR CYCLE PATROL ON PARADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL G.M. CAMERON (1); SERGEANT A.J. DENSMORE (2); CORPORAL ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. MEMBERS OF THE NEW GUINEA FORCE PROVOST COMPANY EXAMINING THE ORDERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY CONVOY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT A.J. DENSMORE (1); CRAFTSMAN J.E. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-15. THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CONDITIONS ON VARIOUS PARTS OF BREN GUNS USING VACUUM PRESERVAC OIL SA. THESE TRIALS OF CORROSION PREVENTING LUBRICANTS FOR SMALL ARMS UNDER ..