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NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-22. CORPORAL R. MORTON, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION STANDING BESIDE THE GRAVE OF A MEMBER OF HIS SECTION KILLED IN A JAPANESE CLASH AT COOPER'S CLEARING. THE GRAVES, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARE OF PRIVATE J.D. FORBES, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION; LANCE-CORPORAL W.A. JACKSON, 36 INFANTRY BATTALION; LANCE-CORPORAL T.D. WATTS, 36 INFANTRY BATTALION; SERGEANT D. RYAN, 36 INFANTRY BATTALION; PRIVATE J.B. COLLITT, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION.
NANTAMBU, OPEN BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05. MEMBERS OF 36 INFANTRY BATTALION ABOARD A LANDING BARGE FROM 53 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, WHICH BROUGHT HEAVY SUPPLIES FROM JACQUINOT BAY FOR 37/52 INFANTRY BATT
NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06. MEMBERS OF 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION LOADING WATER TANKS ONTO A CAPTURED JAPANESE BARGE WHICH WILL DELIVER THEM TO WATU POINT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL F.B. H
NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-06. THE BEACHHEAD AT NANTAMBU, OPEN BAY. IN THE CENTRE IS A JAPANESE BARGE NOW USED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION AS A FAST RUN-ABOUT WHEN VISITING HI
NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06. LIEUTENANT E.A. WITHINGTON, TRANSPORT OFFICER, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION (3), SUPERVISES THE LOADING OF STORES FOR FORWARD TROOPS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE F.K
NANTAMBU, OPEN BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05. MEMBERS OF 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, AT THE BARGE POINT ESTABLISHED AT NANTAMBU. FROM THIS POINT SUPPLIES ARE BARGED FORWARD TO WATU POINT AND MAVELO PLANTATI
NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06. LIEUTENANT S.P. LONGWORTH, 2/14 FIELD REGIMENT (1), MAJOR J.W. CLARKSON, SECOND IN CHARGE 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION (2) AND CAPTAIN P.K. SEARLE, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BURE
