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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-27. PERSONNEL OF UNITED STATES ARMY CHEMICAL WARFARE UNIT TESTING A PORTABLE SMOKE SCREEN TRUCK IN CO OPERATION WITH THE 43RD FIELD ORDNANCE DEPOT

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-01. MEMBERS OF THE SOCCER FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE 22ND WORKS COMPANY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- N436826 PRIVATE J.G. MADDISON (1); N443880 PRIVATE C.J.D. SANDERSON (2); ..

LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-03. AN IMPROVISED CYLINDER GRINDING APPLIANCE WHICH MEMBERS OF THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOPS MADE UP TO GRIND THE CYLINDERS OF THE "FRANCES PEAT". THE "FRANCES PEAT" WAS A ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-27. THE MAIN ROAD THROUGH THE 43RD FIELD ORDNANCE DEPOT WITH GUNS PARKED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-03. NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE 12TH FIELD COMPANY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- TX11503 STAFF SERGEANT R.R. BURRIDGE (1); TX13093 SERGEANT F.R. HUTCHISON (2); TX10964 ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-27. TENT LINES OF THE TROOPS OF THE 43RD FIELD ORDNANCE DEPOT

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-27. A SECTION OF THE CAMP AREA OF THE 43RD FIELD ORDNANCE DEPOT

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-03. PERSONNEL OF NO.1 PLATOON, 12TH FIELD COMPANY, PREPARING TO, LOAD THEIR PORTABLE SAWBENCH ON TO A TRUCK FOR TRANSPORT TO A NEW OPERATIONAL AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-01. VX104118 MAJOR R.C. UPSON, OFFICER COMMANDING, 22ND WORKS COMPANY, BOUNCES THE BALL DURING AN AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL MATCH ON THE NEW SPORTS OVAL

LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-03. CRAFTSMAN H. KEATES (1) AND CRAFTSMAN J. HUME (2) OF THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOPS, USING THEIR MAKESHIFT CYLINDER GRINDING EQUIPMENT TO REGRIND ONE OF THE CYLINDERS OF ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-03. A UNIT DANCE BAND IN FULL SWING DURING AN OTHER RANKS DANCE TENDERED TO MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE IN THE NEW RECREATION HALL OF THE 22ND ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-28. TROOPS OF THE 22ND WORKS COMPANY, PARADING ON THEIR NEW PARADE GROUND