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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-17. ENGINEERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, CLIMBING THE ESCARPMENT SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER. THEY ARE FOLLOWING UP THE INFANTRY ADVANCE BY CONSTRUCTING BRIDGES, REPAIRING ROADS, ETC. TO ALLOW SUPPLIES TO GET THROUGH. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LANCE- CORPORAL W.F. PARMENTER (2); SAPPER R.W. TAYLOR (5).
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-18. SAPPER H. POWELL, 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, MANS A BULLDOZER TO BREAK DOWN THE ESCARPMENT SOUTH OF HONGORAI RIVER ON COMMANDO ROAD. THIS WILL ALLOW SUPPLI
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-17. TROOPS OF 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION CLIMBING THE ESCARPMENT SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER DURING THE ADVANCE ALONG COMMANDO ROAD. THE SOLDIERS IN FOREGROUND ARE CARRYING A CASE
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PLACING BEARERS INTO POSITION ON NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE ACROSS THE PURIATA RIVER. THIS AUSTRALIAN MADE BRIDGE IS BEING
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-21. VIEW AT SLATER'S KNOLL OF TEMPORARY CORDUROY ROAD OVER WHICH SUPPLIES ARE TAKEN THROUGH TO FORWARD TROOPS DURING THE PUSH TO HATAI JUNCTION. 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIA
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-24. CORPORAL WALKER, 58 CORPS FIELD PARK COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS (1), USING A BULLDOZER TO BREAK DOWN THE ESCARPMENT ALONG THE USO-OSO ROAD TO ALLOW SUPPLIES AND MATIL
A BULLDOZER AT WORK, BREAKING DOWN THE ESCARPMENT SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER, TO ALLOW TRANSPORT THROUGH WITH SUPPLIES AND AMMUNITION, DURING THE ADVANCE OF 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION ALONG COMMANDO RO
