The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. PRIVATE N.A. BLUNDELL, D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, CLEANING A JAPANESE 6.5MM TYPE 96 LIGHT MACHINE-GUN CAPTURED WHEN JAPANESE ATTACKED THE COMPANY POSITION WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER. CAPTURED WEAPONS ARE BEING USED FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE PERIMETER.
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-12. A MORTAR CREW OF D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, CLEANING THEIR WEAPONS WHILE WAITING FOR A REPORT ON ENEMY POSITIONS FROM A PATROL. THE MEN ARE IN A WEAPON PIT IN THE COMP
BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 27 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF C COMPANY, 2/2 MACHINE GUN BATTALION IN THEIR NEW POSITION BESIDE THE RAILWAY LINE, ONE MILE WEST OF THE TOWN. NOTE CAPTURED JAPANESE 6.5MM TYPE 96 LIGHT MAC
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING IN AT A COMPANY POSITION WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER. THE TROOPS IN THE BACKGROUND ARE SPLITTING TIMBER FOR LOGGING IN THEIR WEA
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. PRIVATE R.H. HODBY, D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, SPLITTING A LOG TO RE-INFORCE A WEAPON PIT AGAINST JAPANESE SHELLING IN THE COMPANY POSITIONS, WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER.
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. PRIVATE M. LYE (1), AND PRIVATE C. MUDFORD (2), MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF A QUIET PERIOD TO CLEAN THEIR BREN GUN MAGAZINES AT THEIR
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. LIEUTENANT J.W. SINCLAIR, D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS LATER KILLED IN ACTION, WRITING OUT HIS PATROL REPORT OUTSIDE HIS TWO-MAN TENT IN THE COMPANY POSITIONS, W
