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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-17. LT-COL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, RECEIVING REPORTS BY TELEPHONE OF THE ACTION ON HILL 2 BY B COMPANY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LT A.M. WHITESIDE (1); LT C.F. CHAFFE (3); PTE T. BREN (4).
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-17. TROOPS OF B COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION AT HILL 1 PACKING THEIR GEAR BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE ATTACK ON HILL 2. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LT-COL W.S. HOWDEN, COM
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, 1945-07-14. LT-COL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (5), AT THE PHONE LEARNING THAT A COMPANY HAS GAINED THE RIDGE, THE FIRST OBJECTIVE ON THE WAY TO "THE
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
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-17. STRETCHER BEARERS CARRYING OUT CASUALTIES DURING THE ATTACK BY B COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION AGAINST HILL 2. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PTE M.S. ROBERTSON (2);
