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Tarakan Island, Borneo. 1945-05-04. Members of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion, AIF, moving past the Tarakan oilfield boiler house to occupy positions near Tarakan Hill.
Tarakan Island, Borneo. 1945-05-04. View of Tarakan Hill looking north from an oilfield boiler house. This area was captured by the 2/4th Cavalry Commando Squadron, AIF, about three hours before the p
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. NO. 4 SECTION, B TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, TROOPS MOVING THROUGH THE WRECKED AND BURNT OUT TARAKAN OILFIELD, AFTER MOVING THROUGH D COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTA
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. PRIVATE K.D. PIGRAM, (1), WITH PRIVATE J.C.O. CLARKE, (2), FIRING A VICKERS MEDIUM MACHINE-GUN AT JAPANESE POSITIONS ON TARAKAN HILL, DURING THE FIGHTING FOR TARAKA
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-22. MEMBERS OF PIONEER PLATOON, HQ COMPANY, 2/23RD INFANTRY BATTALION, MOVING ALONG THE CREST OF THE ELBOW AFTER DELOUSING JAPANESE BOOBY TRAPS AND CUTTING STEPS IN THE VARIOUS
TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-05-23. NATIVES CARRYING UP BOXES OF HAND GRENADES TO MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 2/23RD INFANTRY BATTALION, IN PREPARATION FOR THE ATTACK ON JAPANESE POSITIONS BY 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE.
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-31. UNIDENTIFIED MEMBERS OF 18 PLATOON, 2/23RD INFANTRY BATTALION, MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS OPEN GROUND TO TAKE UP THEIR PREVIOUS FORWARD POSITIONS, IN PREPARATION FOR THE ATTACK
