The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Faria Valley, New Guinea. 1943-10-17. The camp site of A Company, 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, on the hillside at John's Knoll, the most forward position at that time. The men shown include, QX22876 Private J. Scanlan, WX2831 Signaller A.D. Curgenven, QX131732 Corporal N.C.R. Poole, TX6655 Private M.B. Edwards, WX29766 Warrant Officer II H.C. Taylor, WX7949 Lance Corporal D.E. Angus, VX104941 Private W.S. Price, WX4616 Signaller A.J. King.
FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-17. MAIL BEING HANDED OUT TO TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ON JOHN'S KNOLL. SHOWN: QX131732 CORPORAL N.C.R. POOLE (1); VX109872 PRIVATE
FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-17. TROOPS OF THE 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, CAMPED NEAR THE TOP OF JOHN'S KNOLL. SHOWN ARE:- QX19644 LIEUTENANT R.E. BUCHANAN (LEFT), A COMPANY, AND VX104
FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-17. WX7752 PRIVATE A.J. CARLSON OF THE 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION AT JOHN'S KNOLL.
FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-17. TROOPS OF THE 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ON A MUDDY TRACK NEAR JOHN'S KNOLL. LEFT TO RIGHT:- WX8036 PRIVATE R.F. ANDERSON; WX8242 ACTING CORPORAL G. YOR
FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-17. NX97974 PRIVATE L.F. WARBRICK OF THE 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, AT JOHN'S KNOLL. NOTE THE UPTURNED SIDES OF HIS HAT.
FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-17. NX127201 PRIVATE G. HAFEY OF THE 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, READING "GUINEA GOLD", AT HIS CAMP ON JOHN'S KNOLL. THE NEWSPAPERS WERE DROPPED BY AIRCRAFT
