The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 AND DISLOCATED HIS KNEE. THE JAPANESE EVACUATED THE POSITION AFTER AN AIRSTRIKE BY ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT. TROOPS ARE CARRYING THE INJURED MAN ACROSS A LOG THROUGH THE SWAMP. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE G.C. CARTER (1); PRIVATE W.L. SMITH (2); PRIVATE F.H. CLARKE (3); CORPORAL J.L. WHITE (4); PRIVATE R.C. MCDOUGALL (5); PRIVATE R.K. TURNHAM (6); PRIVATE J. ELMORE (7).
TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FOOT OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU READY FOR THE DRIVE UP THE SLOPE TO ATTACK JAPANESE FORCES. THEY ARE BEING ASSISTED BY AIRSTRIKES FROM RAAF BEAUFORT
Kure, Japan. 1955-12-25. Group portrait of warrant officers and sergeants mess of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (BCOF). Left to right front row: Warrant Officer 1 B.J. Smith, L.M. Shepher
