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SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-27. TROOPS OF THE 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION WAITING ON THE BEACH FOR THE ORDER TO EMBARK ABOARD THE LCM'S (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) FOR THE NIGHT LANDING AT KEIP ..

AT SEA. 1945-01-28. LEADING STOKER E.G. LEWELLEN (1) AND ABLE SEAMAN R. MELBOURNE (3) SUPERVISED BY SUB LIEUTENANT A. ILBURY (2) FITTING 2" MORTARS TO THE DECK OF THE ML802 OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ..

AT SEA. 1945-01-28. ABLE SEAMAN J. CONWAY ON WATCH ABOARD THE ML802 AT THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY PORT DIRECTORAE, JACQUINOT BAY

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-27. THE MALE CHORUS CONCLUDING A SONG DURING THE CONCERT GIVEN BY THE 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION PLAYERS AT THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-24. SAPPERS OF THE 17TH FIELD COMPANY DRIVING PILES FOR THE NEW 360 FOOT WHARF TO BE USED FOR DOCKING AMERICAN "LIBERTY" SHIPS ON THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF THE BAY

MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. SAPPERS OF THE 23RD COMPANY, WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT TIMBER PILE BRIDGE ACROSS THE JABA RIVER. THE PONTOON FERRY WHICH IS TO BE ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-24. SHELLS FROM THE ML802 AND THE ML825 BURSTING AROUND AND ON THE TARGET DURING A PRACTISE SHOOT BETWEEN THESE TWO VESSELS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY PORT ..

AT SEA. 1945-01-28. ABLE SEAMAN A.A. THOMPSON RELAXING IN THE SUN ON THE DECK OF ML802 OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY PORT DIRECTORAE, JACQUINOT BAY

BAIEN AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-26. THE ML802 AND ML825 OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALILAN NAVY PORT DIRECTORATE, JACQUINOT BAY, MOVING INTO BAIEN TO MEET THE LCM'S (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) OF THE 594TH ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-24. SAPPERS OF THE 17TH FIELD COMPANY, DRIVING PILES FOR THE NEW 360 FOOT WHARF TO BE USED FOR DOCKING AMERICAN "LIBERTY" SHIPS ON THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF THE BAY

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-26. PERSONNEL OF HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS. FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 24 PERSONNEL SEE FILE

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-24. RATINGS ABOARD THE ML802 AND THE ML825 ALONGSIDE THE LCM (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN USING AS A TARGET DURING A SHOOT ARRANGED BY THE ..