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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-20. VX138 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL H.B. CHALLEN, MBE, GSO, II, (LIAISON) HEADQUARTERS, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS

SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-15. MEMBERS OF THE ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU PATROL INTERROGATING NATIVE WOMEN OF THE SAMILON VILLAGE

TAMKAIDAN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-15. AN ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU PATROL, IN CHARGE OF QX4869 LIEUTENANT J. SAMPSON, MOVING THROUGH NEWLY MADE NATIVE GARDENS PLANTED WITH TARO AND SWEET POTATOES

WIDE BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-16. TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION RELAXING AND ENJOYING A CUP OF TEA WHILE ON THE TRACK BETWEEN SAMPUN AND KALAMPUN. FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 19 ..

NORTH SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-15. TROOPS OF THE 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION WASHING THEIR CLOTHES IN THE MENSA RIVER

CAMP TAMKAIDAN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-14. NATIVE TROOPS OF THE ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU (AIB) DURING THE MORNING PARADE FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S INSPECTION. MAN BILOG BUSH. ALL AIB TRAINED ..

TAMKAIDAN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-14. SERGEANT MARTIN POIRIRI, VETERAN ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU SOLDIER SHOWING A YOUNG NATIVE LAD FROM A NEARBY VILLAGE HIS OWEN GUN

SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-16. VX131363 CORPORAL G.B. BELL (1); AND VX117507 PRIVATE R. MARTIN (2) OF THE 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION PREPARING OUTWARD MAIL FOR DESPATCH TO AUSTRALIA AT THE ..

TAMKAIDAN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-15. VX62790 CAPTAIN H.L. (LES) WILLIAMS, MC, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU GIVING AN INJECTION TO A SMALL NATIVE LAD WHO HAS VERY BAD SORES ALL AROUND HIS MOUTH

SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-15. T24470 SAPPER L.K. SELF (1) AND T20941 LANCE CORPORAL K.R. BAKER (2) OF THE 12TH FIELD COMPANY, PAINTING ROAD SIGNS TO BE ERECTED ALONG THE COAST ROAD BETWEEN ..

PUL PUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-17. NX51929 SERGEANT A.N. TAYLOR, "B" COMPANY, 1ST NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION, PLACING FLOWERS ON THE GRAVE OF PRIVATE D. MCLENNAN OF THE 2/22ND INFANTRY BATTALION ..

SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-17. TROOPS OF "B" COMPANY, 1ST NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION DISEMBARKING FROM THE LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED AFTER THEIR TRIP FROM MARAU PLANTATION