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Photograph 013754/21 Second World War, 1939-1945An Australian mortar crew in action during fighting against Japanese forces in the Gona area.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An Australian mortar crew in action during fighting against Japanese forces in the Gona area.
An Australian mortar crew in action during fighting against Japanese forces in the Gona area.

NEW GUINEA. GONA. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN WHO IS FIGHTING IN THE GONA AREA. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN LESS THAN 100 YARDS FROM THE JAPANESE POSITIONS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).

An Australian soldier wounded in fighting in the Gona area receives treatment before being taken to a dressing station. This photograph was taken less than one hundred yards from Japanese positions.

An Australian soldier wounded in fighting in the Gona area receives treatment before being taken to a dressing station. This photograph was taken less than one hundred yards from Japanese positions.

NEW GUINEA. GONA. TROOPS SNATCH A HASTY MEAL DURING A LULL IN THE GONA FIGHTING. IN BACKGROUND IS A JAPANESE GRAVE. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN LESS THAN 100 YARDS FROM THE JAPANESE POSITIONS. (NEGATIVE BY G

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-07/06. A MORTAR CREW OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION RESTING ON THE BEACH AFTER BEING ENGAGED IN AN ACTION AGAINST THE JAPANESE FORCES IN THE AREA.
