The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. PRIVATE B.S. MYER. (1), AND PRIVATE R.I. RITCHIE, (2), BOTH NINETEEN YEAR OLDS IN THE 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, OUTSIDE A CONCRETE PILLBOX ON ESSEX RIDGE.
TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-05. PRIVATE J A HUMFREY, D COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), POURING TEA FOR MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, AS THEY PASS THROUGH UNIT LINES NEAR THE AIRSTR
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. CORPORAL J.D. BLANTON, (1), AND PRIVATE F.J. GILES, (2), MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, PAUSE FOR A CUP OF TEA AS THEY PASS THROUGH THE LINES OF D COMPANY,
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. SERGEANT A. WEYBURY, HQ COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, HAVING A SHAVE AT ESSEX RIDGE.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-05-04. CORPORAL N. WALKER, MORTAR, NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, SPEAKING ON PHONE TO A FORWARD OBSERVATION POST FROM A CAPTURED CONCRETE PILLBOX.
TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-06. A CONCRETE PILLBOX ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN 26 INFANTRY BRIGADE AREA. IT IS BUILT INTO THE SIDE OF ESSEX FEATURE AND COVERS ANZAC HIGHWAY TO THE SOUTH.
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. PRIVATE N.J. WILSON, HQ COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, MEMBER OF A MORTAR DETACHMENT, WAITS FOR A TARGET AT ESSEX RIDGE.
