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FINISTERRE RANGES, NEW GUINEA.194-01-23. LOOKING DOWN ON THE FARIA VALLEY (FOREGROUND) AND THE RAMU VALLEY (BACKGROUND) FROM THE "PIMPLE" ON SHAGGY RIDGE

SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-22. A WOUNDED SOLDIER, QX16556 PRIVATE E. KNIGHT OF THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ENJOYING A CUP OF COFFEE AT A FORWARD REGIMENTAL AID POST DURING THE BATTLE FOR ..

SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-22. QX3524 LANCE CORPORAL BAXTER OF "I" SECTION, 2/12TH INFANTRY BATTALION SEARCHING A DEAD JAPANESE ON MOUNT PROTHERO

Members of A Company, 2/12th Battalion who helped silence a Japanese mountain gun on Mount Prothero. This image has also been identified as (from left to right) members of B Company; NX86190 A ..

SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-22. A WOUNDED MEMBER OF "A" COMPANY, 2/12TH INFANTRY BATTALION BEING BROUGHT DOWN FROM MOUNT PROTHERO TO THE ADVANCED DRESSING STATION

FINISTERRE RANGES, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-23. STRETCHER BEARERS OF THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION TAKING A STRETCHER CASE FROM A FORWARD AID POST TO A REGIMENTAL AID POST DURING THE BATTLE FOR SHAGGY ..

FINISTERRE RANGES, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-23. STRETCHER BEARERS OF THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION HAVING A SPELL OUTSIDE THE REGIMENTAL AID POST DURING THE BATTLE FOR SHAGGY RIDGE. THEY ARE:- QX10865 ..

FINISTERRE RANGES, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-23. PERSONNEL OF "D" COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING IN TO A FORWARD POSITION DURING THE BATTLE FOR SHAGGY RIDGE

SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-22. ORDERLIES ATTENDING WOUNDED PERSONNEL OF THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION AT A FORWARD AID POST DURING THE BATTLE FOR SHAGGY RIDGE

"Johno's Jungle Joint", the Salvation Army Red Shield hut on Shaggy Ridge showing troops of the 2/9th Infantry Battalion receiving a welcome cup of coffee. Identified on right is NX150554 Private ..

MOUNT PROTHERO, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-22. LOOKING DOWN ON THE EVEPEIA RIVER FROM MOUNT PROTHERO

FINISTERRE RIDGES, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-23. QX17774 CORPORAL C. BUTCHART OF "A" COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION HAVING A SHAVE DURING A LULL IN THE BATTLE FOR SHAGGY RIDGE