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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. MORTAR CREW OF C COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION READY TO MOVE DOWN TO THE COAST FOR A WELL EARNED SPELL AFTER THE CAPTURE OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE M. FOGGO (1); PRIVATE K.O. MCGINNIS (2); PRIVATE S.K. SUTER (3); SERGEANT W.L. KEARNEY (4); PRIVATE L. KERR (5); PRIVATE F. MELVILLE (6); CORPORAL G.W. MAHER (7); PRIVATE J. SANDERSON (8); PRIVATE S.J. ANNETT (9).
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-11. MEMBERS OF MORTAR PLATOON, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ERECTING TENT SHELTERS AFTER MOVING INTO A NEW AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PTE K.D. MCGINNIS (1); SGT W.L. K
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-11. MEMBERS OF MORTAR PLATOON, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ERECTING TENT SHELTERS AFTER MOVING INTO A NEW AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PTE G. BUCKLEY (1); PTE S.K. SUTE
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 ASSISTED BY AIRSTRIKES FROM RAAF BEAUFORT
MOUNT SHIBURANGU, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-13. PERSONNEL OF B COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING UP TO THE NEW BIVOUAC AREA READY TO SUPPORT "A" COMPANY N ITS ASSAULT ON "THE BLOT".
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. MORTAR CREW ON HILL 2, AFTER C COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, FINALLY CAPTURED MOUNT SHIBURANGU. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 11 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CA
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-28. A GENERAL VIEW SHOWING THE DEVASTATION CAUSED ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU BY ARTILLERY, MORTAR AND AIR STRIKES. THE AREA IS NOW OCCUPIED BY C COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALIO
