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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PLACING BEARERS INTO POSITION ON NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE ACROSS THE PURIATA RIVER. THIS AUSTRALIAN MADE BRIDGE IS BEING USED IN OPERATIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SAPPER H.F. BRUHN (1); SAPPER L. ALEXANDER (2); LANCE-CORPORAL W.F. PARMENTER (3); SAPPER A.G. GALE (4); LIEUTENANT C.T. EARL (5); CAPTAIN J.G. WILLIS (6).
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ASSEMBLING THE APPROACHES TO A NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE ACROSS THE PURIATA RIVER. THIS AUSTRALIAN MADE BRIDGE, USED IN OP
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER WATCH A MOBILE CRANE REMOVE LAUNCHING NO
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, AND A MOBILE CRANE FITTING A GIRDER INTO POSITION AT THE APPROACHES TO THE NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE ACROSS THE PURIATA RI
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-21. SAPPER A.G. LANGEDON (1), AND SAPPER W. PARMENTER (2), 15 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TROOPS USING A CROSS CUT SAW ON THE BEARERS OF THE MCKINNA BRIDGE OVER THE
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-20. 15 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS SAPPERS CLEARING THE DAMAGE TO MCKINNA BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER AFTER A JAPANESE PATROL WHICH PENETRATED 3500 YARDS BEHIND OU
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-23. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, HAULING A LOG UPSTREAM IN READINESS FOR THE PILE DRIVER DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE OVER THE PU
