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CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. MACHINE GUN PLATOON AND "B" COMPANY OF THE 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE DEBUSSING AT THE WHARF PRIOR TO EMBARKING ON THE HMAS WESTRALIA, AND THE HMAS MANOORA. SHOWN ARE:- WX14011 LANCE CORPORAL R.W. STEWART; QX5984 PRIVATE (PTE) H. BOOKER; VX30565 PTE D.J. LEVENS; QX15791 PTE R. LOWE; VX35495 PTE I. MENITT; VX67260 PTE B. M. SMITH; VX33560 LIEUTENANT J.H. CAPLE; VX53580 PTE L. SMEAD; VX67756 PTE G. DUNCOMBE; NX36197 PTE R.J. RADEN; VX29173 CORPORAL C. HEYNES; VX53003 PTE T. BARRETT; VX41744 PTE A. WESTBURY; VX52935 PTE A. DWYER, MM; VX72552 PTE C. MCKENZIE.
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. QX2754 PRIVATE R.D.B. BAREFOOT OF THE 2/11TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE, 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, PATIENTLY AWAITS ORDERS FOR EMBARKATION ON HMAS WESTRALIA AND HMAS M
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. QX2754 PRIVATE R.D.B. BAREFOOT OF THE 2/11TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE, 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, PATIENTLY AWAITS ORDERS FOR EMBARKATION ON HMAS WESTRALIA AND HMAS M
Troops of the 2/24th Battalion, 26th Australian Infantry Brigade, read, play cards and stand while waiting for ordersfor embarkation. Identified are: 1-16:- VX53312 PRIVATE C.J. HILLAS; VX57584 PRIVAT
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. VX33750 CORPORAL J. J. GILDAY (KILLED IN ACTION, 1943-09-14), OF THE 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, WAITING TO EMBARK ON THE HMAS WESTRALIA.
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. ROLL CALL OF THE 3RD MORTAR PLATOON, 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, ON ARRIVAL AT THE WHARF. SHOWN ARE 1-11:- VX66871 PRIVATE (PTE) R.
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. SAILORS AND SOLDIERS LINE THE RAILS OF THE HMAS WESTRALIA TO WATCH THE EMBARKATION OF THE 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION. SHOWN ARE:- VX75599 PRIVATE (PTE) J. M. SILJE (
