The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Men of the 9th and 7th Australian Divisions link up to walk together along the road to Lae. Men of 'B' Company, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, commanded by SX8590 Major Kenneth Bowman Kidd. Three men of 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion who walked from Port Moresby to Lae and went on the first reconnaissance party in the Markham Valley. Left to right: Lieutenant D O Smith; Major Kidd; NX94632 Private Percival Laurence Robinson.
A commemoration service to those who gave their lives in the capture of Lae - men of 7th and 9th Divisions and attached personnel. Mass was celebrated by NX369 Colonel Patrick Treacy Boland (ACG - RC)
The official opening and dedication of the Australian War Cemetery at Lae was performed on 23rd April, 1944 by the Commander, New Guinea Force, Lieutenant General Sir Leslie J Morshead, KCB, KBE, COM,
Activities in and around Lae following the capture of that area. Shows Douglas C-47 Dakotas landing on Lae airstrip. USAAF mechanics servicing P-38 Lockheed Lightning aircraft. US troops loading fr
The Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea, Mr Michael Somare, yesterday (Sunday 17 September) visited the major Army exercise being conducted in the Huon Peninsula area of Papua New Guinea. It is believe
During August and September this year, the Papua New Guinea Volunteers went into camp near Lae for their annual 14 days of training. The unit the Territory's C.M.F. force was formed in 1951 and is mad
Informal group portrait of evacuated prisoners of war from the Burma Thailand railway. Identified from left to right, back row: NX71456 Corporal John Gilbert ‘Tom’ Morris, Headquarters 22nd Brigade; J
