The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hera, New Guinea. 1944-04-15. The No 1 Gun, 155mm M1917 heavy artillery, positioned at the Boera Heavy Battery. The gun pit was constructed by the 8th Army Troops Company, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), and formed part of the Port Moresby artillery defences.
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-15. THE NO. 1 GUN, 155MM M1917 HEAVY ARTILLERY POSITIONED AT A GUN PIT OF THE BOERA HEAVY BATTERY. THE GUN PIT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY MEMBERS OF THE 8TH ARMY TROOPS COMPA
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-15. THE NO. 2 GUN, 155MM M1917 HEAVY ARTILLERY POSITIONED AT A GUN PIT OF THE BOERA HEAVY BATTERY. THE GUN PIT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY MEMBERS OF THE 8TH ARMY TROOPS COMPA
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-15. THE NO. 2 GUN, 155MM M1917 HEAVY ARTILLERY POSITIONED AT A GUN PIT OF THE BOERA HEAVY BATTERY, WITH THE CONTROL TOWER AT THE REAR. THE GUN PIT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY
Basilisk Battery, New Guinea. 1944-04-15. A 5.25 inch anti aircraft gun pit being constructed by 8th Army Troops Company, Royal Australian Engineers. This emplacement was part of the Port Moresby coas
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-15. THE BASILISK BATTERY, FORMS PART OF THE PORT MORESBY ANTI-AIRCRAFT COASTAL DEFENCE WITH 5.25 INCH COASTAL ARTILLERY. THE COMPLETED GUN PIT CONSTRUCTED BY THE 8TH
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-15. THE BASILISK BATTERY, FORMS PART OF THE PORT MORESBY ANTI-AIRCRAFT COASTAL DEFENCE USING 5.25 INCH COASTAL ARTILLERY. THE COMPLETED GUN PIT CONSTRUCTED BY THE 8TH
