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PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY IN FRONT OF A NATIVE HUT PRIOR TO THE COMPANY'S MOVE TO THE CAPE ENDAIADERE AREA AS PART OF WARREN FORCE. SHOWN ARE: UNKNOWN (1); TROOPER (TPR) GRIFFITHS (2); TPR R. MORRIS (3); TPR J. KING (4); TPR J. LUCAS (5); UNKNOWN (6); TPR R. D. THOMPSON; TPR MURRAY (8); TPR D. ELLIOTT (9) AND TPR MAXWELL (10).
PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY PASS BETWEEN NATIVE HUTS ON THE BEACH AT PONGANI, ON THE SHORES OF DYKE ISLAND BAY. THE UNIT WAS THE ADVANCE PARTY OF "WAR
BUNA-GONA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. TROOPER (TPR) M. HUGHES AND TPR DRUMMOND FROM THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY MOVE THROUGH THE JUNGLE FROM WANIGELA TO PONGANI DURING THE COMPANY'S ARDUOU
PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY GATHER IN THE SHADE OF A CRUDE NATIVE SHELTER WHILE THEY PARTAKE OF RATIONS. SHOWN ARE: TROOPER (TPR) D. BARDON (1); TPR F
PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10-25. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY ON MESS PARADE. SHOWN ARE: TROOPER (TPR) STEVENS (1); TPR OLIVER (2); TPR WILSON (3); UNKNOWN (4); TPR L. BAKER (5); TP
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. WOUNDED MEMBERS OF THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY WITH THEIR SOUVENIRS AT THE STRIP EVACUATION POINT. SHOWN: VX62448 TROOPER (TPR) D. E. PULLYN (2); VX88279 T
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. EAGER COMMANDOS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY LISTEN TO THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER, MAJOR H. G. HARCOURT DSO MC, AS HE GIVES THEM FINAL BATTLE ORDERS. TROOPER BU
