The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. PRIVATE J.E. WHARTON (1); PRIVATE D.A. TAYLOR (2) AND PRIVATE L.E. CARMICHAEL (3), MEMBERS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, DISPLAYING JAPANESE SWORDS PRIZED AS WAR SOUVENIRS. THEY WERE CAPTURED DURING THE ATTACK ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU.
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. MEMBERS OF COMPANY HEADQUARTERS, C COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION TAKING SHELTER ON THE HILLSIDE DURING THE ACTION ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:-
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. AN AIRSTRIKE BY RAAF BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT TO GIVE SUPPORT TO 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS DURING THEIR ATTACK AGAINST JAPANESE POSITIONS ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU.
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-27. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION ADVANCING UP THE SIDE OF THE FEATURE DURING THE FINAL ASSAULT ON HEAVILY DEFENDED JAPANESE POSITIONS ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU. IDENTIFIE
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-27. PTE V. RILEY, BEING EVACUATED TO AN ADVANCED DRESSING STATION, DURING THE ATTACK BY C COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, AGAINST JAPANESE FORCES ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU.
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FOOT OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU READY FOR THE DRIVE UP THE SLOPE TO ATTACK JAPANESE FORCES. THEY ARE BEING ASSIS
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FOOT OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU READY FOR THE DRIVE UP THE SLOPE TO ATTACK JAPANESE FORCES. THEY ARE BEING ASSIS
