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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-12. BRIGADIER J. FIELD, COMMANDER 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE (2), LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. MCKINNA, 25 INFANTRY BATTALION (3), AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.M. BLAIR, 11 FIELD ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-18. SECTION OF THE PARADE OF TROOPS OF 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE AT GLOUCESTER PARK DURING AN INSPECTION AND ADDRESS BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-18. PRIVATE J. FEENY, WELL KNOWN QUEENSLAND INTERSTATE FOOTBALLER AND CRICKETER (2), TAKING A BACKHAND STROKE DURING A GAME OF BADMINTON AT HEADQUARTERS 5 ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-18. STAFF SERGEANT K.G. SMITH, FIELD SECURITY SECTION, HEADQUARTERS 5 DIVISION

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-18. PERSONNEL OF 2ND DIVISION CONCERT PARTY CLEANING UP THE STAGE AND PACKING THEIR GEAR AFTER A CONCERT AT HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-18. CORPORAL P. BECKER, PUBLIC RELATIONS, HEADQUARTERS 5 DIVISION, PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO A HOME-MADE SAILING BOAT WHICH PROVED TO BE THE FASTEST BOAT ..

TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. SERGEANT LEA, IN CHARGE OF ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU NATIVES, WHO HAS A FINE RECORD OF KILLS TO HIS CREDIT

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-13. THE WRECKAGE OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AT THE AIRSTRIP WITHIN 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION AREA, AMONGST WHICH CAN BE SEEN A "BETTY" MEDIUM BOMBER. IT IS MUTE EVIDENCE OF ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-18. LANCE CORPORAL S.J. TIBBUTT, FIELD SECURITY SECTION, HEADQUARTERS 5 DIVISION

TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT N.C. SANDFORD, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, SHAKING HANDS WITH HIS NATIVES BEFORE LEAVING FOR TOROKINA ON THE MOTOR LAUNCH ML1327, ON THE OCCASION ..

TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. NATIVES SINGING FAREWELL ON THE BEACH AS FLIGHT LIEUTENANT N.C. SANDFORD, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, LEAVES BY CANOE TO BOARD THE MOTOR LAUNCH ML1327, ON THE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-18. LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS (3), TAKING THE SALUTE DURING THE MARCH PAST OF TROOPS OF 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE AT GLOUCESTER ..