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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 BLOT". THEY ARE BEING SUPPORTED BY B COMPANY IN THE ATTACK. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LT-COL A.G. HANSON, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/1 FIELD REGIMENT (1); CAPT J.S. ADAMS ADJUTANT (2); GNR J.W. MCADAM, 2 BATTERY, 2/1 FIELD REGIMENT (WITH STEREOSCOPIC BINOCULARS) (3); SGT L.M. PORTER, ACTING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (4).
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (3), IN CONFERENCE WITH OFFICERS AT MOUNT SHIBURANGU. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CAPTAIN
MOUNT SHIBURANGU, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-12. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ADJUSTING THE STEREOSCOPIC TELESCOPE TO CHECK FEATURES ON "THE BLOT". AN ATT
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, 1945-06-09. 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, 1945-06-17. 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
WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.S. HOWDEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), WITH TWO OF HIS OFFICERS OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- MAJOR D. BR
