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Photograph 110263 Second World War, 1939-1945BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 28 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF A MORTAR CREW OF 3 PLATOON, 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION LAYING DOWN A BARRAGE ON JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE AREA.

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BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 30 JUNE 1945. PRIVATE C GILES, 3 PLATOON, HQ COMPANY, 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION, STACKING EMPTY MORTAR BOMB CARTONS AFTER MEMBERS OF THE UNIT HAD LAID DOWN A HEAVY BARRAGE ON JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE AREA.
BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 28 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF A MORTAR CREW OF 3 PLATOON, 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION LAYING DOWN A BARRAGE ON JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE AREA.

BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 28 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF A MORTAR CREW OF 5 PLATOON, 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION, LAYING DOWN A BARRAGE ON JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE S TOOMEY (1)

BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 30 JUNE 1945. SERGEANT R SMITH, 3 PLATOON, HQ COMPANY, 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO CONTROLLED THE MORTAR FIRES BY MEANS OF A PHONE FROM THE OBSERVATION POST. THE PLATOON FIRED 400 R

BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 30 JUNE 1945. CORPORAL K LANG, SALVATION ARMY REPRESENTATIVE (4) HANDING OUT CUPS OF TEA FROM A SMALL RAILWAY TROLLEY TO MEMBERS OF 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION IN THEIR MORTAR POSITIONS

BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 28 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF A MORTAR CREW OF 3 PLATOON, 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION IN ACTION AGAINST JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE AREA. PRIVATE E RICHARDSON (2) IS LOADING THE 3-INCH MORTAR W

BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 28 JUNE 1945. CORPORAL I WILLIAMS, 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION, THE SIGNAL CONTROL FOR 3-INCH MORTAR FIRE ON JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE AREA.
