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SATTELBERG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-18. TROOPS OF C COMPANY, 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ON THE TOP OF COCONUT RIDGE, A HEAVILY FORTIFIED JAPANESE POSITION WHICH HAD TO BE TAKEN BEFORE THE FINAL ASSAULT ON SATTELBERG. SHOWN ARE: VX83060 PRIVATE L. D. ROWE. (1). UNKNOWN (2). VX83077 PRIVATE A. BURNS (3). SX6865 PRIVATE R. T MCLAREN (4).
SATTELBERG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-18. TROOPS OF C COMPANY, 2/48TH. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING IN ON COCONUT RIDGE DURING THE ASSAULT ON SATTELBERG. SHOWN ARE: SX13755 PRIVATE E. M. WAYE
SATTELBERG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-17. TROOPS OF THE 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING TO SUPPORT A PLATOON ON THE HEIGHTS OVERLOOKING COCONUT RIDGE DURING THE ASSAULT ON SATTELBERG.
SATTELBERG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-17. OFFICERS OF THE 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION DISCUSSING THE COMING ASSAULT ON SATTELBERG. SHOWN ARE LEFT TO RIGHT: SX10307 CAPTAIN HILL. LIEUTENANT GRE
SATTELBERG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-18. WARRANT OFFICER R. P. LOVEDAY (LEFT) AND NX8930 PRIVATE A. D. PATTERSON (RIGHT) BOTH OF A COMPANY, 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ADVANCING ALONG A JAPAN
SATTELBERG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-27. A BATTLE SIGN RECORDING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION WITH TANK SUPPORT AT COCONUT RIDGE ON 1943-11-17/18.
SATTELBERG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-17. TANKS OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN ARMY TANK BATTALION AND TROOPS OF THE 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WAITING FOR THE ORDER TO BEGIN THE ATTACK ON SATTELBERG.
