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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION PERSONNEL, GUARD WHILST SERGEANT B. PONGOH, A NETHERLAND EAST INDIES INTERPRETER, (4), ENTERS A DUGOUT ON COLLINS HIGHWAY IN WHICH NATIVES REPORTED A WOUNDED SOLDIER. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL A.J. TRACIE, C COMPANY, 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION, (1); PRIVATE N.J. HALL, A COMPANY, 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION, (2); PRIVATE F. CONNOR, C COMPANY, 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION, (3).
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. WARRANT OFFICER II, N.R. CLYNE, (1), WITH SIGNALMAN J.P. SHEEHAN, (2), TAKING MESSAGES AT A COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION, WHILE CAMPED AT COLLINS HIGHWAY.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-05-19. THE REMAINS OF TARAKAN TOWN VIEWED FROM AN UNNAMED HILL FEATURE OPPOSITE COLLINS RIDGE. COLLINS HIGHWAY LEADS TO ANZAC HIGHWAY IN THE DISTANCE, THE AREA IS OCCUPIED
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-11. NATIVES PUT TO WORK BY NICA (NETHERLAND INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION) TO HELP CLEAR UP IN THE WRECKED TARAKAN OILFIELDS AREA WHICH 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON TROOPS FOUGH
Tarakan Island, Borneo. 1945-05-05. Members of C Company, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, digging in to defend a section of Collins Ridge above Collins Highway. QX19818 Private F.W. Broomfi
TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-04. 2/2 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION TROOPS MANNING A VICKERS MEDIUM MACHINE-GUN ON PINEAPPLE FEATURE ABOVE COLLINS HIGHWAY. THE CREW ARE WATCHING STURT FEATURE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-07. 1 ORDNANCE BEACH DETACHMENT PERSONNEL SORTING STORES AT A DUMP AREA ON ANZAC HIGHWAY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE J.F. BURNS, (1); PRIVATE R.B. BUSBY, (2); PRIVATE
