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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-20. MEDIUM MACHINE-GUNNERS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING THE HONGORAI RIVER AT MACKLIN'S CROSSING. THE JEEP AND TRAILER IS LOADED WITH GUNS AND EQUIPMENT DURING THE BATTALION'S ADVANCE SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER ALONG HAESLERS TRACK TO THE BUIN ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL G.N. NUNN (1); PRIVATE J.W. HESTER (2); LANCE CORPORAL W.V. BOULTON (3); PRIVATE L.N. WATERS (4); PRIVATE R.W. MALSEM (5); PRIVATE P.J. DUPUY (6); PRIVATE F. NEAL (7); LANCE CORPORAL J.H. MURPHY (8).
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-22. CORPORAL R.W. HARTUNG (1) AND PRIVATE C.B. STEVENS (2), MEMBERS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, FILLING WATER BOTTLES FROM A CREEK AT EGAN'S RIDGE ON THE BUIN ROAD SOUTH OF THE HON
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, SUPPORTED BY INFANTRY CROSSING THE HONGORAI RIVER, IN THE 24 INFANTRY BATTALION ADVANCE SOUTH ALONG THE BUIN ROAD. IDENTIF
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-24. TROOPS OF 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION REAPING THE HARVEST OF SWEET POTATOES FROM A JAPANESE GARDEN ALONG THE BUIN ROAD SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PR
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-22. MATILDA TANKS OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, MOVING ALONG THE BUIN ROAD SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER TO C COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION POSITION ON EGAN'S RIDGE WHICH
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-22. TANK CREWS OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, LAYING CORDUROY BEHIND A BOGGED TANK, IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT IT AFTER IT HAD BOGGED DOWN, WHILE MAKING A DETOUR AROUND A JA
HEATHER LAGOON, NT. 1944-07-22. PERSONNEL OF "D" COMPANY, 28TH INFANTRY BATTALION, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ADELAIDE RIVER CROSSING EXERCISE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE C.G. BANDY (1); PRIVATE
