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New Britain Campaign 1944/45
Photo Album
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Cape
Gloucester area, New Britain, 1944-03-07.
This photo gives some idea of the
transport problems that confronted the first troops to arrive in this
area.
The road is in the operational area of
the 3rd battalion, 17th United States Marine Engineers. |
| Hoskins,
New Britain. 1944-10-08.
A tractor of the Royal Australian
Engineers being swung ashore by one of the cranes of the Dutch troopship
"Swartenhondt" by a member of the 2/31st Docks Operating
Company.
AWM 076565 |
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New Britain,
1944-04-13.
Japanese Mitsubishi KI-46 Army Type
100 Command Reconnaissance aircraft (Allied code name Dinah), found on Gasmata
airstrip.
(Negative by Edwards) |
| Oiva River,
New Britain. 1945-02-07.
NGN520 Ero, B Company, 1st New Guinea
Infantry Battalion moving through the jungle with his Owen gun at the
ready. |
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Kailua,
New Britain. 1945-02-07. Gunners of C Troop,
2/14th Field Regiment, in position and ready to commence firing their
25-pounder guns. Identified personnel are:- VX55036 Gunner W.S. Johnson
(1); SX10001 Gunner K.G. Healy (2); SX19445 Gunner R.H. Smith (3); VX32878
Gunner J.F. Rossack (4); VX32608 Bombardier E.K. Laver (5); VX44245
sergeant J.W.G. Roycroft (6). |
| Wunung
Plantation, Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. 1945-03-02.
A direction signpost outside the X-ray
tent of the 105th Casualty Clearing Station. Seen is:- VX75858 Corporal
E.J. Gower. |
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Waitavalo
area, Wide Bay, New Britain. 1945-03-16.
Battle casualties at the 6th Field Ambulance,
Australian Army Medical Corps Dressing Station.
AWM 079857 |
| Waitavalo
area, Wide Bay, New Britain. 1945-03-16. Stretcher
cases from the 14/32nd Infantry Battalion being transported to LCM's
(landing craft mechanized) at the beachhead after receiving treatment at
the 6th Field Ambulance, Army Medical Corps Dressing Station.
AWM 079860 |
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Waitavalo
area, wide bay, New Britain. 1945-03-16.
A
jeep ambulance assisting to evacuate wounded personnel of the 14/32nd Infantry
Battalion from the Dressing Station of the 6th Field Ambulance, Army Medical
Corps. |
| New
Britain, 1945-09.
Three different Japanese
armoured vehicles parked on the Gazelle Peninsula.
(RNZAF official
photograph.) |
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