The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Allied personnel at Japanese positions in Hollandia, Irian Jaya. Hollandia was renamed 'Jayapura' by the Indonesians c 1947. After the Americans captured Hollandia, General Macarthur made it into a large base for air and naval operations. The image shows American landing craft with Australian troops inside.
On 22 Apr 1944 Task Force 'Reckless', assisted by aircraft of TF58 and gunfire of United States and Australian naval vessels, invaded Dutch New Guinea in an amphibious operation and began a pincers mo
Extracts from News From Home No. 88. 1. (4 min 10 sec) Cassino, Italy is almost wiped out by a concentrated aerial bombardment. 2,000 tons of bombs were dropped on the town. However the Germans were w
This scene is one of 8 painted by the artist of HMAS Commonwealth Naval base,Kure, Japan in late July early August 1952 on his return from his first Korean patrol with HMAS Warramunga (I). It shows an
Distinguished Service Cross (Geo VI) with London hallmarks for 1945. Engraved reverse with year of award. Born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1919, Edwin Joseph Gregg entered the Royal Australian Navy i
A collection of South West Pacific Area (SWPA) news items from 1943 to 1944. Opens with titles SWPA news. 'First authentic film of US Navy's victory in the Philippines. Gallant death of the carrier Pr
1939-45 Star. Unnamed as issued. Born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1919 Edwin Joseph Gregg entered the Royal Australian Navy in Hobart on 23 September 1940. He was accepted as part of the Yachtsman Sc
