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SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. TROOPS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, PLOUGHING THEIR WAY ALONG THE BUIN ROAD WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. THE MUDDY CONDITIONS WERE CAUSED BY 20 INCHES OF RAIN IN JULY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE O'CONNOR (1); PRIVATE H.A. BAKER (2); PRIVATE S. PRUDDEN (3); PRIVATE D.A. EVANS (4).
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. PRIVATE A. O'CONNOR, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION TAKING THE MAIL ALONG THE BUIN ROAD TO THE FIELD POST OFFICE WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER, FOUND THE GOING A LOT EASIER IN THE M
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. PRIVATE L.N. DENNIS (1) AND PRIVATE C. ROBERTSON (2), MEMBERS OF 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION, SALVAGING GEAR FROM THEIR FLOODED TWO-MAN TENT AT A COMPANY POSITION WEST OF
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. A BATTLE CASUALTY OF 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, PROTECTED FROM THE WEATHER BY A BANANA LEAF, BEING CONVEYED BY NATIVE STRETCHER BEARERS ALONG THE MUDDY BUIN ROAD TO THE MAI
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. JEEPS OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE CARRYING STORES WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER AND A TRACTOR TRAIN TRAVELLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MEET ON THE NARROW BUIN ROAD, WHICH DUE TO HEA
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-16. BRIG J. FIELD, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMAND, HQ 3 DIVISION, TRAVELLING IN A JEEP ALONG THE MUDDY BUIN ROAD EAST OF THE OGORATA RIVER ON HIS WAY TO VISIT HQ 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE.
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-29. A TRACTOR TRAIN OF 3 SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON, CARRYING FRESH MEAT, BUTTER AND VEGETABLES, MAKING ITS WAY ALONG THE MUDDY BUIN ROAD, EAST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. FRESH RATION
