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Photograph 078552 Second World War, 1939-1945BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. NX43081 PRIVATE W.T. RAE, 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION RESTING BESIDE HIS WATER-FILLED FOXHOLE AFTER AN ALL-NIGHT VIGIL AGAINST POSSIBLE JAPANESE INFILTRATION.

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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. Q36799 CORPORAL J.J. BEATON, 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION LIGHTS A CIGARETTE IN HIS WATER FILLED FOXHOLE AFTER AN ALL NIGHT VIGIL AGAINST POSSIBLE JAPANESE INFILTRATION.
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. NX43081 PRIVATE W.T. RAE, 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION RESTING BESIDE HIS WATER-FILLED FOXHOLE AFTER AN ALL-NIGHT VIGIL AGAINST POSSIBLE JAPANESE INFILTRATION.

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. QX53505 LIEUTENANT M. ANDERSON, 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION CONTACTING THE BATTALION HEADQUARTERS FROM HIS WATER-LOGGED DUGOUT AFTER AN ALL NIGHT VIGIL AGAINST POSSIBLE JA

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-21. V514074 PRIVATE R.A. VIGENSER IN HIS WATER-FILLED DUGOUT COVERING AN AREA WHERE JAPANESE RAIDERS COULD MOVE IN AGAIN AND INFLICT CASUALTIES ON MEMBERS OF THE 42ND INFA

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-21. QX62583 PRIVATE G.S.J. PAYNE (1) AND SX33240 PRIVATE A.J. LEMM (2) IN THEIR WATER FILLED DUGOUT COVERING AN AREA WHERE JAPANESE RAIDERS COULD MOVE IN AGAIN AND INFLICT

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-20. Q36238 CORPORAL H.O. HAACK, "A" COMPANY, 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING A FOXHOLE DURING THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE UNIT POSITION AT MAWARAKA.

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-24. TROOPS OF "D" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING PAST A WATER-FILLED BOMB CRATER DURING THE CHANGE OVER WITH "D" COMPANY, 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION.
