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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. A BATTLE CASUALTY ON A STRETCHER AND WALKING WOUNDED OF THE 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION PROCEEDING ALONG THE MAWARAKA-MOSIGETTA ROAD TO THE BEACH-HEAD FOR TRANSPORT ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. NX76537 MAJOR B. SHORT, REGIMENTAL MEDICAL OFFICER (3) ASSISTED BY QX62698 PRIVATE H.G.A. MACDONALD, MEDICAL ORDERLY (1) TREATING Q272652 PRIVATE R.G. MERRIT AT THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. TROOPS OF THE 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION CARRYING BATTLE CASUALTIES ON TO A BARGE AT THE MAWARAKA BEACH- HEAD FOR TRANSPORT TO THE ADVANCED DRESSING STATION. ..

BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-01-22. NATIVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM THE JAPANESE IN THE SOUTHERN BOUGAINVILLE AREA BEING PLACED ABOARD BARGES FOR TRANSPORT TO THE MOUTH OF THE JABA ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. TROOPS OF THE 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION CARRYING BATTLE CASUALTIES ON TO A BARGE AT THE MAWARAKA BEACH- HEAD FOR TRANSPORT TO THE ADVANCED DRESSING STATION. ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. STRETCHER BEARERS OF THE 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION CARRYING A BATTLE CASUALTY ACROSS A LOG BRIDGE AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE SWAMP ON THEIR WAY TO THE BEACH-HEAD FOR ..

BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-01-22. NATIVES TRANSPORTING AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ACROSS THE JABA RIVER ON A RAFT BUILT OF BANANA PALM LOGS

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-23. TX2142 LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.C. EDISON, COMMANDING OFFICER (3), DINING WITH SOME OF THE UNIT NURSING SISTERS DURING THE MORNING TEA BREAK AT THE 109TH CASUALTY ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-23. Q268714 PRIVATE K.J. LEECH, "D" COMPANY, 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION WHO LOST A LEG IN THE FIGHTING IN THE PIATERAPAIA AREA BEING OPERATED ON IN THE THEATRE OF THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-01-22. MEMBERS OF A NATIVE UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT BEING TRANSPORTED TO A REST CAMP BY PERSONNEL OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT HEADQUARTERS

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-23. QFX23684 SISTER J. BYRES (1) AND QFX43182 SISTER L.M. KAVNEY (3) PREPARING TO GIVE TREATMENT TO A PATIENT AT THE 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL

BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-01-22. TROOPS OF THE 2/8TH COMMANDO SQUADRON PROCEEDING UP THE JABA RIVER IN THEIR FLAT BOTTOMED BARGE DRIVEN BY AN OUTBOARD MOTOR