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BOUGAINVILLE. 1944-11-24. AUSTRALIAN SIGNALLERS TAKING OVER THE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS FROM AMERICAN SIGNALLERS DURING THE TAKE OVER OF THE FRONT LINE POSITIONS FROM THE 2ND BATTALION, 132ND ..

DOYABIE AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-25. GUNNERS OF NO. 12 BATTERY, 4TH FIELD REGIMENT DIGGING GUN PITS FOR THEIR SHORT 25 POUNDERS IN THEIR NEW POSITIONS COVERING THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-30. PERSONNEL OF NO.1 MACHINE GUN SECTION, REINFORCING A WEAPON PIT WITH LOGS ON THE TOP OF LITTLE GEORGE HILL, A FEATURE WHICH TROOPS OF NO.18 PLATOON, ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-30. A JAPANESE PRISONER, WOUNDED DURING THE ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK ON LITTLE GEORGE HILL, BEING CARRIED DOWN GEORGE HILL TO THE ADVANCED DRESSING STATION ..

DOYABIE AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-25. GUNNERS OF NO. 12 BATTERY, 4TH FIELD REGIMENT PREPARE TO PLACE A LARGE LOG INTO POSITION WHILE REINFORCING THE UNIT COMMAND POST WHILE PREPARING TO ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-24. SX1442 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G.R. MATTHEWS, COMMANDING OFFICER, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION (1) SHAKING HANDS WITH LIEUTENANT-COLONEL J.F. RYNESKA, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2ND ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-30. TX2002 BRIGADIER J. FIELD, DSO, ED, COMMANDING OFFICER, 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (3), ACCOMPANIED BY SX1442 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G.R. MATTHEWS, COMMANDING ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-23. TROOPS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION RESTING AT AN AMERICAN OUTPOST AS THE UNIT MOVES INTO THE FORWARD AREA TO TAKE OVER POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY THE 2ND BATTALION, ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-24. AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICERS BEING BRIEFED BY AMERICAN ARMY OFFICERS PRIOR TO THE AUSTRALIANS TAKING OVER THE FRONT LINE POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY THE AMERICANS ON THE LEFT ..

DOYABIE AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-24. GUNNERS OF NO. 12 BATTERY, 4TH FIELD REGIMENT USING A JEEP WHILE MANHANDLING THEIR SHORT 25 POUNDERS INTO POSITION TO SUPPORT THE 9TH INFANTRY ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-30. NATIVE CARRIERS WORKING ALONG THE SUPPLY LINE FROM BATTALION HEADQUARTERS IN THE UPPER LARUMA VALLEY EAGERLY LOOKING AT THE JAPANESE POSITIONS WHICH ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-01. GUNNERS OF NO. 12 BATTERY, 4TH FIELD REGIMENT MANDHANDLING THEIR 25 POUNDER GUNS INTO POSITION ON BENCHES CUT OUT OF THE SIDE OF A HILL ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE ..