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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-22. MEN OF C COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, LOGGING IN AND DIGGING WEAPON PITS ON EGAN'S RIDGE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE S.J. ROWSELL (1); PRIVATE T. ELMORE (2); PRIVATE P. THOMPSON (3).
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-22. PRIVATE H. WASHUSEN, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, STOPS DIGGING TO READ HIS MAIL. HE IS SEATED ON THE STUMP OF A TREE DESTROYED BY ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT AT EGAN'S RI
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-22. PRIVATE R.W. MALSON, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), SITTING ON A PIT EDGE ROLLING A SMOKE, WHILE PRIVATE F. NEAL (2), TAKES HIS TURN AT DIGGING A SLEEPING PIT ON EGAN'S RIDGE AS
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-22. LANCE CORPORAL R.J. FERRIS (1), ACCOMPANYING PRIVATE E. GREEN (2), WHO IS CARRYING BANANA LEAVES FOR A SLEEPING PIT AT C COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, POSITIONED ON EGAN'S
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-21. THE ONLY CASUALTY FROM THE ATTACK BY C COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, AGAINST JAPANESE POSITIONS ON EGAN'S RIDGE WAS AN INFANTRYMAN WHO FELL DOWN A SLOPE WITH A HEAVY PACK A
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-22. MATILDA TANKS OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, MOVING ALONG A DAMAGED SECTION OF BUIN ROAD SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER TO C COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION POSITION ON EG
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING IN AT A COMPANY POSITION WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER. THE TROOPS IN THE BACKGROUND ARE SPLITTING TIMBER FOR LOGGING IN THEIR WEA
