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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-15. MAJOR GENERAL O.W. GRISWOLD, COMMANDING GENERAL, 14TH UNITED STATES CORPS STEPPING ABOARD A UNITED STATES NAVY LAUNCH AFTER SAYING FAREWELL TO AUSTRALIAN ..

MIOS WUNDI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-17. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROBSON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY RESERVE (RANVR), CAPTAIN, ON THE BRIDGE OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY CORVETTE HMAS GLENELG

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-23. 403921 FLYING OFFICER R.H. GLASSOP, NO.5 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, RAAF SHOWING TROOPS OF THE 1ST INDIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT THE MACHINE ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-24. PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION RECEIVING THEIR ISSUE OF AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND CHRISTMAS HAMPERS AT BATTALION HEADQUARTERS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-20. AN OFFICER OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL, HMAS "BENDIGO" TAKING A COMPASS BEARING

MIOS WUNDI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-17. A HUMOROUS INSIGNIA DEPICTING A DONKEY PAINTED ON THE 4" FORWARD GUN ABOARD THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY CORVETTE HMAS GLENELG

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-24. QX59207 SERGEANT R.F. COURTNEY, COOK, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION DISPLAYS SOME TURKEYS TO BE COOKED FOR THE UNIT CHRISTMAS DINNER

MIOS WUNDI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-17. OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY CORVETTE HMAS GLENELG. LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROBSON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY RESERVE (RANVR), CAPTAIN ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-27. V34565 SAPPER T.V. GIVENS, HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, 3RD DIVISION, SHOWING A GREEN TREE PYTHON WHICH HE CAUGHT NEAR THE CAMP. SAPPER GIVENS SPENDS ..

TORINKA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-24. ONE OF THE 54 NATIVE BABIES OF THE NAGOVISSI TRIBE BEING CHRISTENED BY CHAPLAIN JAMES E. DUNFORD, AMERICAL DIVISION, UNITED STATES ARMY. THE CEREMONY WAS ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-20. A MEMBER OF THE CREW OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL, HMAS "BENDIGO" MANNING ONE OF THE SHIPS OERLIKON GUNS

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-25. QX36029 CAPTAIN W.L. RUDDER, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION, CARVING UP A TURKEY FOR THE TROOPS ON CHRISTMAS DAY