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LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-27. MAJOR-GENERAL B. M. MORRIS DSO (1), GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT TAKING THE SALUTE AT THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY BARRACKS ..

LAE, NEW GUINEAS, 1944-03-27. ONE OF A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS VIEWING THE WHARVES, SHIPPING, NEW ROADS, BUILDINGS AND THE AIRSTRIP WITH SALAMAUA POINT IN THE BACKGROUND. (JOINS WITH PHOTOGRAPHS ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-26. MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/6TH HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT (COMPOSITE), OPERATING "MAHFEESGH- TOJO", (FINISH TOJO), NO. 3, 3.7 INCH MOBILE GUN, MKIII DURING AN ALERT. THE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-27. V508902 PRIVATE R. V. REED (LEFT), WITH N45679 PRIVATE L. W. CRACKNELL, HERDING SHEEP AT THE 5TH FIELD BUTCHERY PLATOON ATTACHED TO LAE BASE SUB-AREA. THE UNIT HAS A ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-29. THREE OF THE TEN MEN WHO MAN THE BATTERY PLOTTING ROOM AT N HEAVY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS LAE BASE SUB-AREA. THIS ROOM, WHERE ALL ..

WAREO, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-29. THE INTERIOR OF A WARD AT B COMPANY, 4TH FIELD AMBULANCE REST CAMP. THE HUTS ARE BUILT FROM LOCAL TIMBER AND COVERED WITH SISALCRAFT. THE MOSQUITO NETTING IS ..

STUDIO PORTRAIT OF CORPORAL PERCY JOSEPH DE FOREST OF 2/23 BATTALION. CORPORAL DEFOREST SERVED IN TOBRUK, LIBYA, AND EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT, AND LATER IN SATTELBERG, NEW GUINEA WHERE HE WAS KILLED IN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-27. MAJOR-GENERAL B. M. MORRIS, DSO (LEFT), INSPECTS A LOCAL DETACHMENT OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY AT THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY BARRACKS DURING A VISIT TO LAE

Wareo, New Guinea, 1944-03-29. The view from B Company, 4th Field Ambulance rest camp overlooking a recent battle ground; Finschhafen and Langemak Bay in the background. Identified personnel are: ..

WAREO, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-29. VX106541 PRIVATE A. N. NOBLE (1), AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF B COMPANY, 4TH FIELD AMBULANCE REST CAMP

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-27. VX135979 CORPORAL M. H. SYKES (LEFT), 3RD DIVISION PROVOST COMPANY, ATTACHED TO LAE BASE SUB-AREA, ON TRAFFICE CONTROL DUTY AT THE CHARING CROSS INTERSECTION

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-29. THE 155MM M1918A1 FIELD GUN USED IN COASTAL DEFENCE BY N HEAVY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS LAE BASE SUB-AREA, THIS WEAPON IS MANNED BY ..