The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-28. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION CLEANING A CAPTURED JAPANESE TYPE 92 MACHINE GUN BEFORE TESTING IT. CAPTURED AMMUNITION IS AVAILABLE AND THE MEN INTEND USING IT AGAINST THE ENEMY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LIEUTENANT J.M. TRETHOWAN (1); PRIVATE R.L. SHEARER (2); PRIVATE P.A. TAYLOR (3).
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-28. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION TEST FIRING A CAPTURED JAPANESE TYPE 92 MACHINE GUN. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE R.L. SHEARER (1); LIEUTENANT J.M. TRETHOWAN
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
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-06-10. MEMBERS OF 1 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/2ND MACHINE GUN BATTALION, ASSEMBLING AND TESTING A JAPANESE 7.7 MM TYPE 92 MACHINE GUN RECENTLY CAPTURED FROM THE ENEMY.
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-06-10. MEMBERS OF 1 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/2ND MACHINE GUN BATTALION, ASSEMBLING AND TESTING A JAPANESE 7.7 MM TYPE 92 "WOODPECKER" MACHINE GUN RECENTLY CAPTURED FROM THE ENEMY.
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-06-10. PRIVATE (PTE) MURISON (1); CORPORAL (CPL) FERRUS (2) AND LANCE-CORPORAL (L. CPL) J. CLARK (3); OF 2/2ND MACHINE GUN BATTALION, USING A CAPTURED JAPANESE 7.7 MM TYPE 92 MACH
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-06-11. PRIVATE (PTE) A. PACEY (1) AND PTE R. HOWLETT (2) OF 2/2ND MACHINE GUN BATTALION USING THEIR CAPTURED JAPANESE 7.7 MM TYPE 92 MACHINE GUN ON JAPANESE POSITIONS ON JOYCE FEA
