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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. PRIVATE B.S. SMYTHE, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (7), OPERATING AN INFANTRY PACK SET, 108 MK III (AUSTRALIA) OUTSIDE THE UNIT TACTICAL HEADQUARTERS ON TANK HILL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CAPTAIN R.F.H. ROW (1); PRIVATE F. MCQUEEN (2); LIEUTENANT-COLONEL F.A.G. TUCKER (3); LIEUTENANT L.P. WENBORN (4); SERGEANT H.W. PUGSLEY (6).
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. LIEUTENANT COLONEL F.A.G. TUCKER, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, (1), WITH LIEUTENANT F.T. HEATON, ADJUTANT, (2), WORKING AT TACTICAL HEADQUARTERS BY THE AIR
WILD RIVER RANGE, QUEENSLAND. 1945-01-04. PRIVATE A.C. KIDD, (1), AND PRIVATE T. WHITTAKER, (2), 2/2 MACHINE GUN BATTALION TROOPS, USE A 108 MK III SET TO MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION WITH THE TACTICAL HEAD
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-08. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, (4), DRINKING COFFEE WITH SENIOR OFFICERS OUTSIDE THE SALVATION ARMY RED SHI
KABAN AREA, QLD. 1944-08-24. NX19723 GUNNER, C. G. WARKE, 2/12TH TANK ATTACK BATTERY, 2/3RD TANK ATTACK REGIMENT OPERATING A 108 MARK III, WIRELESS SET DURING A UNIT EXERCISE.
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. PRIVATE B.S. MYER. (1), AND PRIVATE R.I. RITCHIE, (2), BOTH NINETEEN YEAR OLDS IN THE 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, OUTSIDE A CONCRETE PILLBOX ON ESSEX RIDGE.
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-06-05. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR LESLIE J. MORSHEAD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 1 CORPS (1), BRIGADIER D.A. WHITEHEAD, COMMANDER 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (2), LIEUTENANT-COLONEL F.A.G.
