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DAGUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-27. PTE L.H. TUCKEY, NO.8 PLATOON, A COMPANY, 2/2 INFANTRY BATTALION, MANNING A .303 BREN LIGHT MACHINE GUN BESIDE THE TRACK TO GUARD THE LINE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ..

DAGUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-27. 2/2 INFANTRY BATTALION STRETCHER BEARERS CARRYING THE WOUNDED FROM A FORWARD PATROL TO A COMPANY HQ, RENDER ASSISTANCE TO SGT V. AUSTIN (1), WHO WAS BADLY WOUNDED IN ..

KARAVIA BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-10-22. MAJOR-GENERAL K.W. EATHER, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING (GOC) 11 DIVISION (1), PAID A VISIT TO THE INDIAN EX-PRISONER OF WAR CAMP AT KARAVIA BAY. HE IS SHOWN ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. MATILDA TANKS OF NO. 7 AND NO. 9 B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, WAITING TO CROSS THE BRIDGE OVER COOMBES CROSSING, TOKO-DARARA ROAD, AS ENGINEERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ..

Group portrait of the personnel of 237 Supply Depot Platoon, 30 Advanced Supply Depot. Left to right, back row: NX171213 Corporal (Cpl) L A Massey; NX171300 Cpl W H T Martell; T18053 Private (Pte) ..

WEWAK HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA, 1945-11-25. TROOPS OF 6 DIVISION EMBARKING ON HMAS SHROPSHIRE FROM LANDING BARGES.THEY ARE RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA FOR DISCHARGE

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-11-24. PERSONNEL OF 14TH AND 15TH PLATOONS, C COMPANY, 27TH INFANTRY BATTALION. STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: NX124175 LANCE CORPORAL (LCPL) D.N. ASHTON, QX61488 PRIVATE ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. WATER POURING OFF THE HULL OF A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, DURING THE CROSSING OF THE PURIATA RIVER. THE TANKS ARE PART OF A MOVE FORWARD TO ..

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

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-31. A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, SUPPORTED BY 25 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS, ADVANCING ALONG THE BUIN ROAD DURING THE MOVE FORWARD TO THE HONGORAI ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-05. TROOPS LINED UP ALONG WEAPON PITS FIRING AT JAPANESE WHO ATTEMPTED TO BREAK THROUGH AND GET AWAY AS TANKS CLEARED THE GULLY IN FRONT OF THE POSITION ON SLATER'S KNOLL

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-05. A 25 INFANTRY BATTALION MEDIUM MACHINE-GUN CREW FIRING FROM SLATER'S KNOLL DURING ATTACK AGAINST THE JAPANESE WHO HAD DUG IN, IN A GULLY AFTER THEIR UNSUCCESSFUL COUNTER ..