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MILFORD HAVEN, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-06. TROOPS OF THE 36TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING ALONG A FLOATING DOCK AND BOARDING AN AUSTRALIAN LANDING BARGE FOR TRANSPORT TO THE DUTCH TROOPSHIP, ..

PALMALMAL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-29. WX15792 LANCE-CORPORAL C.F. HARVEY, 2/3RD RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 48TH DEPUTY COMMANDER ROYAL ENGINEERS (WORKS) USING A HEAVY TRACTOR TO HAUL A ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-01. SERGEANT BARRETT, PHOTOGRAPHER, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY SECTION (1) IN A J TYPE SPEED BOAT WITH OFFICERS OF B COMPANY, 594TH ENGINEER BOAT AND SHORE ..

PALMALMAL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-29. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/3RD RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 48TH DEPUTY COMMANDER ROYAL ENGINEERS (WORKS) USING HEAVY EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT TO BUILD A ROAD ..

PALMALMAL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-29. TROOPS OF THE 17TH FIELD COMPANY, 48TH DEPUTY COMMANDER, ROYAL ENGINEERS (WORKS) ENJOY A MORNING TEA BREAK DURING THE UNLOADING OF ENGINEER STORES. ..

PALMALMAL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-29. PERSONNEL OF THE 17TH FIELD COMPANY, 48TH DEPUTY COMMANDER ROYAL ENGINEERS (WORKS) OPERATING AN HD7 CATERPILLAR TRACTOR WHILE WORKING ON THE NEW UNIT ..

CAPE CUNNINGHAM, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-29. SAWN TIMBER BEING LOADED ABOARD A LANDING BARGE BY PERSONNEL OF THE 2/2ND FORESTRY UNIT

MALMAL MISSION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-30. CORPORAL H. CAROTHERS, MEDICAL ORDERLY (2) HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION, TREATING A DERMATITIS INFECTION ON THE LEG OF GUNNER C. HAMMER (1) AT ..

MALMAL MISSION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-30. VX70225 PRIVATE M. BARTLETT, HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION, SPRAYING DRAINS AND POOLS AROUND THE CAMP WITH MALARIAL TO DESTROY MOSQUITO LARVAE

LAE BASE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-01. THE HUT OF THE OFFICER- IN- CHARGE, BUILT AS A SURPRISE BY MEMBERS OF THE 22ND WORKS COMPANY WHILE HE WAS AWAY ON AN INSPECTION TOUR OF OTHER DETACHMENTS OF ..

LAE BASE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-01. NX55112 PRIVATE W.M. BOWER (1) AND N446986 PRIVATE D. ROFLE (2), WORKING IN THE SAWMILL OF THE 22ND WORKS COMPANY

MALMAL MISSION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-30. Q100267 PRIVATE V. NETTLE (1), PRIVATE H. TUCKER (2) AND N377688 M.S. GLANVILLE (3) UNDER THE SHOWERS AT HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION