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1943. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT E.M BALL AT THE CONTROLS OF HIS NO 30 SQUADRON BEAUFIGHTER DURING THE SQUADRONS RAID ON WITU ISLAND IN THE BISMARCK SEA. (DONOR E.M. BALL)

1943-09-28. AUSTRALIAN BEAUFIGHTERS OF NO 30 SQUADRON HAVE AGAIN MADE RAF HISTORY BY ATTACKING WITU, JAPANESE-HELD ISLAND NORTH OF NEW BRITAIN. FROM LEFT: SERGEANT (SGT) W.R. DAVIS, KOGARAH, NSW; ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-26. GEN SIR THOMAS A BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (3), WITH BRIG J. FIELD, COMD 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE (1), AND LT-GEN F.H. BERRYMAN, ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. NO. 9 TROOP, B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANKS MOVING ALONG THE TOKO-DARARA ROAD IN THE MOVE FORWARD TO SUPPORT ADVANCING INFANTRY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ..

DAGUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-30. MAJ-GEN J.E.S. STEVENS, GOC 6 DIVISION (1), AND OTHER OFFICERS WATCHING ARTILLERY FIRE AGAINST JAPANESE POSITIONS ON THE TORRICELLI MOUNTAINS ADJACENT TO THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. TANK CREWS OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, WATERPROOFING THEIR MATILDA TANKS PRIOR TO CROSSING THE PURIATA RIVER DURING THE MOVE FORWARD TO SUPPORT 25 INFANTRY ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. A B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANK CROSSING THE PURIATA RIVER DURING THE ADVANCE FROM TOKO ALONG THE MAIN BUIN ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL:- TPR D.M. HOPKINS ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-11-26. SIGNALMAN R. ASHTON (1) AND LANCE-CORPORAL J. BURRELL (2), OPERATORS AT THE BOARD IN THE CONTROL ROOM OF RADIO STATION 9AC TOROKINA, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, ENTERING THE PURIATA RIVER DURING THE MOVE FORWARD TO SUPPORT 25 INFANTRY BATTALION

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-31. A MATILDA TANK OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT BEING PULLED FROM A BOG BY ANOTHER TANK WHICH HOOKED UP AND HOISTED IT BACK TO THE ROAD DURING THEIR ADVANCE TOWARDS THE HONGORAI ..

PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-03. LT D. KINNA, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, STANDING NEXT TO THE MCKINNA BRIDGE SIGNPOST. THE BRIDGE IS NAMED AFTER LT-COL J.G. MCKINNA, COMMANDING OFFICER ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-05. WO II, F. GWYNNE, CSM B COMPANY (1), AND PTE J.H.E. HELLYER (2). 25 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS FIRING 2-POUNDER ARMOUR-PIERCING SHELLS FROM SLATER'S KNOLL DURING ACTION ..