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Photograph 089503 Second World War, 1939-1945TARAKAN, 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.

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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS ON RIPPON FEATURE VIEW THE AIRSTRIP WITH ANZAC HIGHWAY AND SHIPPING IN THE BACKGROUND.
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.

TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. PRIVATE W.G. BURGUN, C COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, CLEANING HIS RIFLE ON RIPPON FEATURE.

TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. SIGNAL A.J. DICK, C COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, (2), ON RIPPON FEATURE POWDERING HIS FEET AFTER A GOOD WASH; THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR 6 DAYS FOLLOWING THE LANDING.

TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-05-04. PRIVATE A.R. MEZGER, A COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION RESTING ON ANZAC HIGHWAY NEAR THE AIRSTRIP.

Tarakan Island, Borneo. 1945-05-05. Troops from 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, leaving a revetment below Airstrip Ridge and advancing towards Rippon Ridge.

TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. B COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, ADVANCING ALONG THE NORTHERN END OF TARAKAN AIRSTRIP AS SEEN FROM THE NORTHERN END OF RIPPON RIDGE, CLEARING THE AREA AROUND AIR
