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WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-15. A TUNNELLED DUGOUT BEHIND A 20 MILLIMETRE GUN. IT IS ONE OF A VARIETY OF WEAPONS USED BY THE JAPANESE FORCES AGAINST 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS. THE VARIOUS WEAPONS INCLUDED 75 MILLIMETRE DUAL PURPOSE GUNS AND OTHERS RECOVERED FROM CRASHED BOMBERS.
WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-15. PRIVATE J.A. DONNELLY, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING A 20 MILLIMETRE GUN. IT IS ONE OF A VARIETY OF WEAPONS USED BY JAPANESE FORCES FROM ENTRENCH
WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-15. CORPORAL W.G. WEAVE, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION, SETTING A GRENADE BOOBY TRAP TO ILLUSTRATE ONE OF THE DEFENCE MEASURES USED BY THE JAPANESE IN THEIR DEF
WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-15. PRIVATE C.F. SADLER, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINING A BROWNING MACHINE-GUN. THE MISSION AND AREA WAS VERY HEAVILY DEFENDED WITH A VARIETY OF WEAPON
WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-15. PRIVATE CRANIS, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION CHECKING OVER WHAT WAS A WELL SITED JAPANESE TYPE 92 WOODPECKER MACHINE-GUN. THE MISSION AND AREA WAS VERY HEA
WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-15. 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS STANDING BESIDE GUNS TO PIN- POINT THE HEAVILY DEFENDED POSITIONS USED BY JAPANESE FORCES DURING THEIR DEFENCE OF THE A
WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. A JAPANESE SOLDIER WHO COMMITTED HARI-KIRI BY HOLDING A HAND GRENADE AGAINST HIS FACE. THE AREA IS NOW OCCUPIED BY 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS.
