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WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-15. 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS STANDING BESIDE GUNS TO PIN- POINT THE HEAVILY DEFENDED POSITIONS USED BY JAPANESE FORCES DURING THEIR DEFENCE OF ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. PERSONNEL OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT INSPECTING A DIRECT HIT ON A MATILDA TANK RECEIVED FROM JAPANESE ARTILLERY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CAPTAIN D.B. HILL ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-16. CORPORAL A.R. ERBS, C COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, LIFTING A DISH OF BREAD AND BUTTER CUSTARD FROM AN IMPROVISED CAMP OVEN CONSTRUCTED FROM A 44 GALLON DRUM AT C ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. PRIVATE F.J. PRIDMORE, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), CAMOUFLAGED WITH LEAVES, MOVING OUT PAST A B SQUADRON 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANK, ON A FIGHTING PATROL IN D ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, SUPPORTED BY INFANTRY CROSSING THE HONGORAI RIVER, IN THE 24 INFANTRY BATTALION ADVANCE SOUTH ALONG THE BUIN ROAD. ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. A TRACTOR TOWING A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WHICH RECEIVED A DIRECT HIT FROM JAPANESE ARTILLERY. THIS IS THE FIRST TANK TO BE PUT OUT OF ACTION BY ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-17. A JAPANESE 75 MILLIMETRE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN DESTROYED BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE. THE AREA IS NOW OCCUPIED BY 2/2 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-17. JAPANESE GUNS ON THE WIRUI MISSION AREA, NOW OCCUPIED BY 2/2 FIELD REGIMENT ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY TROOPS, MUSCHU ISLAND AND KAIRIRU ISLAND CAN BE SEEN IN THE ..

WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-15. PRIVATE J.A. DONNELLY, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING A 20 MILLIMETRE GUN. IT IS ONE OF A VARIETY OF WEAPONS USED BY JAPANESE FORCES FROM ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. PRIVATE W.T. KINNANE, D COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION READING THE NEWS OUTSIDE HIS FOXHOLE IN A POSITION SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER

HIRU HIRU, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-16. GUNNERS OF 21 BATTERY, 2/11 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY, USING A MOTOR DRIVEN PUMP TO FILL A WATER CART WITH WATER FROM THE SINDOU RIVER. IDENTIFIED ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. MORTAR CREW, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, FIRING RAPID IN AN ATTEMPT TO BLAST OUT ENEMY FROM A POSITION OFF THE BUIN ROAD. D COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED POSITIONS ..