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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-12. MEMBERS OF NO. 13 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, WAITING WHILST ON PATROL, FOR THE ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL FROM THE FORWARD SCOUTS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. PRIVATE W.J. PICKERING, (4), HOLDS THE "WALKIE-TALKIE" SET WITH WHICH CONTACT WITH C COMPANY HEADQUARTERS IS MAINTAINED. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE N.P. KNIPE, (1); PRIVATE R.H. DICKSON, (2); PRIVATE V.G. DICKSON, (3).
KAIRI AREA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-09-08. NX177869 PRIVATE N.T. AITCHISON, 2/14TH INFANTRY BATTALION (1), ASSISTED BY QX52169 PRIVATE A.W. BECKETT, (FROM HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
BRUNEI, NORTH BORNEO. 13 JUNE 1945. SERGEANT H C CHAPMAN, MORTAR SERGEANT, 2/17 INFANTRY BATTALION, DIRECTING GUN FIRE ON JAPANESE POSITIONS WITH THE AID OF HIS WALKIE-TALKIE WIRELESS SET.
During NATO Exercise November Moon, Leading Aircraftman Noel Dunn of Dandenong, Vic, a wireless operator with 78 Fighter Wing RAAF, sits by a walkie talkie set. He is waiting for a message from the O
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-12. PRIVATE R.H. DICKSON, (1), AND PRIVATE CALDWELL, (2), BOTH OF NO. 13 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, RECEIVE BISCUITS AND A DRINK FROM MR V.J. BEVIS, Y
LABUAN ISLAND. 12 JUNE 1945. CAPTAIN M H E C GLOVER, OFFICER COMMANDING D COMPANY, 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION, USING A WALKIE TALKIE WIRELESS SET TO COMMUNICATE WITH HEADQUARTERS AS MEMBERS OF THE UNIT M
UNITY POINT, NORTH OF TRINITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-02. SAPPER D. HARRIGAN, 2/15 FIELD COMPANY, SENDING OUT MESSAGES WITH WALKIE-TALKIE SET DURING 7 DIVISION AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING EXERCISES. [UNITY POINT
