The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Aitape, New Guinea. Fresh bread is baked in large quantities in the forward areas for our troops. Driver (Dvr) Frank Watkins of Sydney, NSW, loads up Dvr Jack Lawson of Melbourne, Vic (left), from the back of a truck which has just brought large supplies to troops in forward areas.
New Guinea. May 1945. A field bakery oven being transported to Cape Pass on the back of a truck, no. 137647, in order that front line troops operating against the Japanese at Wewak may have a continui
New Guinea. Supplies are brought to many forward interior bases by river barge. Often the troops have to wade through large areas of mud to convey the supplies.
New Guinea. Rations being distributed in forward positions on Sattelberg track. A loaf of fresh bread is being thrown from a Jeep, a rare luxury for front line troops.
FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-11-11. LIEUTENANT COLONEL H.L.E. DUNKLEY, COMMANDING OFFICER, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION, AND MEMBERS OF THE INSPECTION PARTY, INSPECTING BREAD BAKED BY JAPANESE TROOPS
Vietnam. 1967-09 Troops of 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), c
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. Lord Wakehurst (standing, centre), Governor of New South Wal
