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KARAWOP, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-05. OFFICERS OF 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION ENTERING BATTALION HEADQUARTERS ACROSS AN ANKLE DEEP LAKE OF MUD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- MAJOR E.H. JACKSON-HOPE, OFFICER COMMANDING HEADQUARTERS COMPANY (1); LIEUTENANT A.V. PHILLIPS, SIGNAL OFFICER (2); CAPTAIN J.C. BURRELL, ADJUTANT (3); MAJOR B.W.T. CATTERNS, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDER, 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION (4); LIEUTENANT C.E. BEGG, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (5); CAPTAIN C.J. PRIOR, OFFICER COMMANDING B COMPANY (6); CAPTAIN W.L. SLOSS, REGIMENTAL MEDICAL OFFICER (7); CAPTAIN G.H. MILLARD, QUARTERMASTER (8); CAPTAIN C.M.I. KENDALL, OFFICER COMMANDING A COMPANY (9).
KARAWOP, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-05. OFFICERS OF 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION REST AT THE UNIT'S REAR ECHELON AFTER THEIR SWIFT DRIVE DOWN THE COAST. THEY ARE NOW WITHIN THREE MILES OF WEWAK. IDENTIFIED PERSONN
KARAWOP, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-05. MAJOR B.W.T. CATTERNS, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDER, 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), LISTENS TO THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION INDICATED ON A SITUATION MAP AS POINTED OUT
KARAWOP, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-05. LIEUTENANT C.E. BEGG, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), DISCUSSING OPERATIONS USING A SAND MODEL OF THE KARAWOP AREA AND INLAND HILLS. IDENTIFIED PERSO
KARAWOP, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-05. MAJOR B.W.T. CATTERNS, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDER, 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION, ENJOYS A QUIET PIPE OUTSIDE HIS HEADQUARTERS AT THE UNIT'S REAR ECHELON. THEY HAVE NOW REACHED
WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-12. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G.S. COX, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), CHECKING OVER A MAP WITH HIS OFFICERS. IN THE BACKGROUND STANDS LIEUTENANT-COLONEL R.F.
WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-12. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G.S. COX, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), CHECKING OVER A MAP WITH HIS OFFICERS. IN THE BACKGROUND STANDS LIEUTENANT-COLONEL R.F.
