The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-05-02. LOOKING FROM THE CREST OF HOSPITAL SPUR TOWARDS TARAKAN HILL, SHOWING OILFIELDS BURNING UNDER NAVAL BOMBARDMENT BETWEEN TWO MASTS, WITH MEN OF 18 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION GIVING COVERING FIRE IF NECESSARY TO B COMPANY AND REMAINDER OF D COMPANY, MOVING THROUGH KING'S CROSS IN THE VALLEY AROUND THE TWO MASTS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE L. COLE, (1); LIEUTENANT D.W. ATKINS, (2): PRIVATE B. MCKENZIE, MANNING A BREN GUN, (3).
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-05-02. 18 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, CLEARING AND OCCUPYING HOSPITAL SPUR, OVERLOOKING THE VILLAGE OF KING'S CROSS AND THE HOSPITAL, TO GIVE COVERING FIR
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, 1945-05-29. PRIVATE R. STENTERFORD (1) AND PRIVATE E. S. PAUL (2) MEMBERS OF 17 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/23RD INFANTRY BATTALION, RELAXING IN THEIR BREN GUN PIT ON THE CREST OF HILL 105.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. DURING THE FIGHTING FOR TARAKAN HILL AND OILFIELDS, MEMBERS OF 1 SECTION, 2 PLATOON ATTACHED D COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, GIVE SUPPORTING FIRE TO D COMPANY P
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. 2 SECTION MORTAR PLATOON, ATTACHED TO D COMPANY, 2/23RD INFANTRY BATTALION, ON HORSESHOE KNOLL DIRECTING MORTAR FIRE ONTO TARAKAN HILL, DURING THE FIGHTING FOR TARA
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. PRIVATE T.W. HIRT, B COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, IN HIS BREN GUN PIT ON RIPPON FEATURE OVERLOOKING THE AIRSTRIP.
