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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-15. WO 2 K. FISK, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), REPORTING PATROL RESULTS TO CAPT H.A. COULSTON, OFFICER COMMANDING B COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (2) ON RETURN OF PATROL. PTE J. REEVES, INTELLIGENCE SECTION (3), IS IN BACKGROUND. FOLLOWING AN AIR STRIKE ON HILL 2 THE PATROL PROBED TO TEST ENEMY STRENGTHS BEFORE AN ATTACK BY B COMPANY.
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-11. CAPT H.A. COULSTON, OFFICER COMMANDING B COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1) ON THE TELEPHONE WITH SIG J.P. CASSIDY (2) BESIDE HIM DURING UNIT ACTIVITY IN THE WEWAK
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-11. LT A.R. BENTLEY, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1) AND CAPT H.A. COULSTON, OFFICER COMMANDING B COMPANY (2), CHECK AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AT COMPANY HQ B
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-16. CAPT H.A. COULSTON, OFFICER COMMANDING B COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO PTE W.J. SMITH, BREN GUNNER (2) WHO IS PLACED ACROSS THE TRACK
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-16. LT-COL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), INSPECTING THE AREA ON HILL 2 JUST TAKEN BY B COMPANY AFTER THEIR SUCCESSFUL ATTACK. IDENTIFIED
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-09. LT-COL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (3), DISCUSSING FUTURE OPERATIONS WITH SOME OF HIS OFFICERS AT A FORWARD COMPANY POSITION. IDENTIFIED
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-29. MAJ-GEN J.E.S. STEVENS GOC 6 DIVISION (3) SPEAKING WITH LT-COL W.S. HOWDEN (2) WHILE ON AN INSPECTION VISIT TO MOUNT SHIBURANGU AFTER ITS CAPTURE BY C COMPANY, 2/8
