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NX23901 Sergeant (Sgt) J F Stone (second from left) of Enmore, NSW, leading a section from A Company, 1st Papuan Infantry Battalion, at the start of a patrol. The Papuan Infantry Battalion troops are excellent scouts and have never yet been caught in ambush. Identified personnel are: (front to back of line) 473 Corporal Akwi; Sgt Stone; 422 Loklok; 625 Tiadu; 626 Tambukta; 491 Lance Corporal Tommi; Tomalin; 553 Nugea; unidentified; unidentified. (Original caption information). This photograph was published in Australian newspapers including the Daily Mirror (Sydney) (date unknown), The Mercury (Hobart) 16 March 1944, and the Advocate (Burnie, Tas), 18 March 1944. The Daily Mirror caption reads 'Sgt J F Stone, of Enmore, leading a patrol of Papuan Infantry about to go into battle against the Japanese in New Guinea. Some of the native boys, who have been in close contact with the enemy since the opening of the campaign for the Huon Peninsula, are credited with killing over 50 Japanese each.'
KELANOA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-04. MEMBERS OF "A" COMPANY, 1ST PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION, PICTURED AFTER THEIR RETURN FROM PATROLS IN THE WEBER POINT, TAPEN, WANDILUCK AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: 47
NEW GUINEA. MEMBERS OF A PAPUAN INFANTRY UNIT GO OUT ON PATROL IN A FORWARD AREA. SGT. F. WUST OF EUMUNDI, QLD, SEES HIS PATROL ACROSS A RIVER.
Informal group portrait of unidentified Staff Sergeants of the 4th Division. Identified is, fifth from left, 1957 Sergeant (Sgt) Charles Holland, 51st Battalion, of Geraldton, WA. Most of the men are
The March Past at the 8th Australian Infantry Brigade School. Identified: Company Sergeant Major McConnell DCM MM, 29th Battalion (1); Corporal (Cpl) Elder MM, 29th Battalion (2); unidentified (3); Se
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESS DELEGATION AT SINGAPORE. L-R: MR. W.E. KITTLE, EDITOR OF THE TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER, BRISBANE; MR. T. CURR OF ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LTD; MR. J.H. RICHARDS, AUSTRALIAN UNITED PRESS; M
Waiwai, New Guinea. Before a patrol, PX123 Captain T. Grahamslaw, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) (right), briefs Sergeant-Major Katue of the Papuan Infantry Battalion (left). Behind
