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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-07. A MARCH PAST OF THE 2/8TH COMMANDO SQUADRON. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX68259 LIEUTENANT G.S. PITCHER (1); PX84 LIEUTENANT W.A. GORDON (2); SERGEANT T.J. BANNAH (3); ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-07. A MARCH PAST OF THE 2/8TH COMMANDO SQUADRON. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QX16381 CAPTAIN C.J.P. DUNSHEA, MC, (1); LANCE CORPORAL J.M. SEWARD (2); NX124693 LIEUTENANT ..

LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-03. CRAFTSMAN J. HARDMAN, A WELDER OF THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOPS, WELDING A BAD CRACK IN ONE OF THE CYLINDER HEADS OF THE ENGINE OF THE "FRANCES PEAT". THE "FRANCES ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-07. A MARCH PAST OF THE 2/8TH COMMANDO SQUADRON. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX13338 LIEUTENANT C.A.R. STARKEY (1); QX24485 LIEUTENANT D.W. ASTILL (2); CORPORAL T.A.G. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-29. SERVICE PERSONNEL GATHERED AROUND THE NEW CHAPEL AT HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING NEW GUINEA FORCE FOR THE ..

BUSU RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-07. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/8TH CAVALRY COMMANDO SQUADRON ADOPTING THE "BOUNCING" TECHNIQUE TO CROSS THE SWIFT FLOWING RIVER DURING AN ARMY-AIR CO-OPERATION EXERCISE WITH ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-29. SERVICE PERSONNEL MOVING INTO THE NEW CHAPEL AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE FOR THE CONSECRATION CEREMONY TO BE CONDUCTED BY VX13 LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, ..

BUSU RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-07. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/8 CAVALRY COMMANDO SQUADRON ADOPTING THE "BOUNCING" TECHNIQUE TO CROSS THE SWIFT FLOWING RIVER DURING THE ARMY-AIR CO-OPERATION EXERCISE WITH ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-18. JUNGLE AND UNDERBRUSH BEING CLEARED AND BURNT AROUND THE LAE NATIVE LABOUR COMPOUND, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT

LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-03. CRAFTSMAN J.E. TAYLOR (1) AND CRAFTSMAN H.A. FINLEY (2), PAINTING OE OF THE UNIT LAUNCHES AM642 "SENORITA" AFTER THEY HAD BUILT A CABIN ON HER AT THE 1ST WATERCRAFT ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-29. SERVICE PERSONNEL MOVING INTO THE NEW CHAPEL AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE FOR THE CONSECRATION CEREMONY TO BE CONDUCTED BY VX13 LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, ..

BUSU RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-07. TROOPER J. SELL, 2/8TH CAVALRY COMMANDO SQUADRON TAKES UP AN ATTACKING POSITION IMMEDIATELY AFTER CROSSING THE RIVER DURING AN ARMY-AIR CO-OPERATION TRAINING ..