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Photograph 092740 Second World War, 1939-1945SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-02. THE LEFT SECTION, 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THEIR PRESENT LOCALITY FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND ARE PULLING OUT TODAY AS THE JAPANESE ARE OUT OF RANGE.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-02. A SECTION OF THE CAMP AREA 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY, SHOWING GUN POSITIONS AND THE ROUGH NATURE OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THEIR PRESENT LOCALITY FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND ARE PULLING OUT TODAY AS THE JAPANESE ARE OUT OF RANGE.
SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-02. THE LEFT SECTION, 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THEIR PRESENT LOCALITY FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND ARE PULLING OUT TODAY AS THE JAPANESE ARE OUT OF RANGE.

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-02. THE TRANSPORT SECTION, 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THEIR PRESENT LOCALITY FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND ARE PULLING OUT TODAY AS THE JAPANESE ARE OUT OF RANGE.

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-02. NO. 1 GUN OF 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY WITH ITS CREW IN POSITION. NOTE THE FLOODED GUN PIT.

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-02. NO. 1 GUN OF 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY WITH ITS CREW IN POSITION. NOTE THE FLOODED GUN PIT.

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-02. THE CREW OF NO. 3 GUN, 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY AND THEIR GUN. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- BOMBARDIER E.R. PINKERTON (1); GUNNER A.J. MARSHALL (2); GUNNER J.A. MARSHALL (3)

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-05. GUN POSITIONS OF E TROOP, 12 BATTERY, 4 FIELD REGIMENT. THEIR 25-POUNDERS ARE FIRING AGAINST JAPANESE POSITIONS SITUATED ON PORTON PLANTATION.
