The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-18. A BULLDOZER WORKING WITH 15 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS TROOPS PULLING BOX GIRDER INTO POSITION OVER DAWE CREEK DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 25-TON BRIDGE. 150 YARDS ALONG THE TRACK, C COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, SUPPORTED BY 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANKS ATTACKED JAPANESE POSITION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SAPPER J. PHIBBS, (1); SAPPER L.J. ATTWOOD (2); SAPPER P.C. NICOL (4); SERGEANT A. MCQUEEN (5); SAPPER M.A. MARLES (6); SAPPER A.W. BARNETT (7); SAPPER C.V. BERTRAM (8); LIEUTENANT K.R. HUNTSMAN (9).
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-18. 15 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS SAPPERS STRAINING ON BLOCK AND TACKLE ATTACHED TO BOX GIRDER AS BULLDOZER PULLS GIRDER INTO POSITION OVER DAWE CREEK. IDENTIFIED P
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-31. TROOPS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, USING BULLDOZER TO LOAD TRUCKS WITH SAND FROM A "CHINAMAN" AT A SAND PIT WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. IDENTIFIED PERSONN
