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Photograph 053357 Second World War, 1939-1945BISIATABU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-01. BREN GUN CLASS OF THE 1ST PAPUA INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH INSTRUCTOR 67 CORPORAL BEN FROM DARU.

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BISIATABU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-01. AUSTEN GUN CLASS, C COMPANY, 1ST PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION. NATIVE HOLDING AUSTEN MARK 1 SUBMACHINE GUN IS 237 PRIVATE HARIA 2. (NUMBER AFTER NAME DISTINGUISHES HIM FROM ANOTHER NATIVE WITH THE SAME NAME). INSTRUCTOR IS: NX73604 SERGEANT P. J. YATES.
BISIATABU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-01. BREN GUN CLASS OF THE 1ST PAPUA INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH INSTRUCTOR 67 CORPORAL BEN FROM DARU.

BISIATABU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-01. 1ST PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION PARADE GROUND WHERE TRAINING COMPANY CAN BE SEEN DRILLING IN SECTIONS. DRILL INSTRUCTOR IS NX3546 SERGEANT A. D. CAHILL.

BISIATABU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-01. "C" COMPANY, 1ST PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION RETURNING FROM A PATROL EXERCISE. FOREGROUND, NX67322 SERGEANT F. BENDALL (LEFT) AND LANCE CORPORAL BORASI (NATIVE).

BISIATABU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-01. NEW GUINEA NATIVE RECRUITS OF THE 1ST PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION TRAINING COMPANY DRILLING WITH CORPORAL IN CHARGE, CORPORAL DAERA, AT REAR OF THE SQUAD, IN WHITE LAP

BISIATABU, SOGERI VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-01. NATIVE PERSONNEL OF THE 1ST PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION RETURNING TO CAMP AFTER A RIFLE SHOOT ARE FROM MILNE BAY AREA. LIVING QUARTERS OF NATIVE PERSONN

BISIATABU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-01. PLATOON OF TRAINING COMPANY, 1ST PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION MARCHING PAST THE ORDERLY ROOM.
