The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-07. LIEUTENANT H. ABBOTT, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION (1), WORKING ON A PAINTING OF A BARGE LANDING POINT ON LALUM BEACH. HE IS WATCHED BY PERSONNEL OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION TACTICAL HEADQUARTERS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LANCE CORPORAL R.E. EVEILLE, 76 TRANSPORT PLATOON (2); PRIVATE L.V. MERRIN, 76 TRANSPORT PLATOON (3); PRIVATE G.R. WATERSON, C COMPANY (4); PRIVATE R.W. LOCKWOOD, C COMPANY (5).
SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-07. THE PATROL SETTING OUT FROM 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION TACTICAL HQ PASSING A JEEP WHICH HAS JUST BROUGHT IN SUPPLIES. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SGT T. BUSSEY (1)
LALUM, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-12. JEEP AND TRAILER OF 19 FIELD AMBULANCE WITH A LOAD OF MEMBERS OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION WALKING WOUNDED. THEY ARE EN ROUTE TO LALUM BEACH FOR TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPIT
SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-07. MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION TACTICAL HQ, DUG IN APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM JAPANESE POSITIONS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PTE W. WOODWARD (
PORTON PLANTATION, SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-09. THE "DUNKIRK" OF A COMPANY 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION WHO WITH A PLATOON FROM C COMPANY REQUIRED RESCUE FROM THE BEACHHEAD AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFU
SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-07. MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION TACTICAL HQ, HAVING A HASTY MEAL BEFORE GOING OUT ON PATROL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PTE J.F. DEPPLER (1); PTE
PORTON PLANTATION, SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-09. THE "DUNKIRK" OF A COMPANY 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION WHO WITH A PLATOON FROM C COMPANY REQUIRED RESCUE FROM THE BEACHHEAD AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFU
