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WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MORTAR CREW OF "A" COMPANY, 2/10TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION IN A SEMI WATER-FILLED POSITION DEFENDING BEACH STRIP AT COLLINGWOOD BAY. THEY ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT:- ..

WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. NATIVE WOMAN AT WANIGELA MISSION. NOTE THE UNIQUE FACIAL TATTOOING

WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MORTAR CREW OF "A" COMPANY, 2/10TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION IN A SEMI WATER-FILLED POSITION DEFENDING BEACH STRIP AT COLLINGWOOD BAY. THEY ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT:- ..

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-12. FROM THE TOP OF A CINEPHOTOGRAPHERS VEHICLE TWO TINY TOTS GET A GOOD VIEW OF THE DISPLAY OF AUSTRALIAN-MADE MUNITIONS IN A PROCESSION THROUGH THE STREETS OF SYDNEY. ..

WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA, 1942-10. AMERICAN TRANSPORT PLANE TAKING OFF FROM THE RUNWAY AT WANIGELA. THIS RUNWAY WAS PREPARED BY THE 2/10TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TO ALLOW PLANES TO FLY IN FROM ..

Studio portrait of NX65450 Lance Sergeant (L Sgt) Paul Reginald Boyle, 17 Anti Tank Battery, RAA, of Wee Waa, NSW. He enlisted from Paddington on 22 August 1940 and served in New Britain. Following ..

Studio portrait of NX193911 Private Clarence Robert Stroud, 25th Battalion. Private Stroud of Dubbo, New South Wales, was killed in action at Bougainville on 5 April 1945, aged 25

Studio portrait of QX7985 Private (Pte) Harvey James Petersen of Harvey Creek, Qld. Pte Petersen enlisted in July 1940 and served with No. 1 Independent Company on the island of New Ireland. He was ..

Family portrait of Mrs Rosa Fell Staley, Eric Staley, and Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Eric Robert (Bob) Staley of 4 Squadron, RAAF. Flt Lt Staley was killed in an air crash whilst on an artillery ..

Portrait of WX19860 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Hugh Kitchener Guthrie, 2/28 Battalion. A native of Claremont, WA, Guthrie worked as a clerk prior to enlisting on 25 February 1942. L Cpl Guthrie was ..

Studio wedding portrait of NX59611 Lieutenant (Lt) Herbert Arthur Warne and his bride Esma (nee Myers) on their wedding day. Lt Warne served in the 2/33 Battalion and was killed in action on 14 ..

Studio portrait of VX23976 Corporal (Cpl) Norman Edward White, 2/22 Battalion, of Victoria. Cpl White enlisted on 12 June 1940 and served in New Britain. Following the Japanese invasion of January ..