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FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. PERSONNEL OF B COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ENGAGED IN ARMED ESCORT DUTIES FOR THE NATIVE CARRIERS TAKING SUPPLIES TO THEIR UNIT, PAUSE FOR A SMOKE BEFORE ..

SHAGGY RIDGE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. TX2784 PRIVATE A. J. WEBSTER (1) AND QX18799 PRIVATE A. J. DENT (2) OF NO. 10 PLATOON, 2/12TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING A NEWLY BUILT LOG BRIDGE ACROSS ..

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-20. MEMBERS OF THE 2/5TH FIELD AMBULANCE AND ARTILLERY UNITS CROSSING THE FARIA RIVER ON THEIR WAY TO THE FRONT LINE

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. NATIVE CARRIERS, LOADED WITH RATIONS AND AMMUNITION FOR NO. 11 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING THE FARIA RIVER JUST ABOVE GUY'S POST

"THE SADDLE", SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. QX3648 PRIVATE M. M. WALKER (1) AND QX2921 PRIVATE H. A. BROWN (2) OF THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION BREAKING UP RATIONS AT B ECHELON, 2/9TH ..

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. PERSONNEL OF B COMPANY, ACTING AS ARMED ESCORTS FOR THE NATIVE CARRIERS TAKING SUPPLIES TO THE PLATEAU FOR THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WADING ACROSS THE FARIA ..

"THE SADDLE", SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. A VIEW FROM B ECHELON, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION SHOWING THE ROAD TO THE 18TH INFANTRY BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS

MCCULLOUCH'S RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. TENTS OF BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ON MCCULLOUCH'S RIDGE, AT THE FOOT OF SHAGGY RIDGE

SHAGGY RIDGE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. INFORMAL PORTRAIT OF QX2571 CAPTAIN D. J. MCDONALD, SECOND IN CHARGE B COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION

GUY'S POST, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. QX39291 PRIVATE E. E. EWAN (1) AND QX37570 PRIVATE S. G. HOWARD (2) OF NO. 10 PLATOON, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION RESTING AT GUY'S POST

SHAGGY RIDGE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. MEMBERS OF NO. 10 PLATOON, 2/12TH INFANTRY BATTALION PAUSE FOR A SPELL ON THE TRACK FROM GUY'S POST TO MCCULLOUCH'S RIDGE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: ..

SHAGGY RIDGE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. INFORMAL PORTRAIT OF QX54747 PRIVATE A. W. SPLETTER, NO. 11 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION