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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. MEMBERS OF THE PIONEER PLATOON, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MANHANDLING LOGS DURING THE BUILDING OF THE KUPON- MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q102255 PRIVATE C.H. BLANK (1); N160031 PTE D.H. CROAD (2); Q28821 PTE C.A. COWELL (3); QX59797 CORPORAL J.A. CRANE (4); Q28141 PTE M.J. COWAN (5).
WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING OUT ON A PATROL IN THE AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q28352 PRIVATE C.H. EMBREY (1); SX39025 PTE
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. PIONEERS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION MANHANDLING LARGE LOGS WITH DRAG ROPES DURING THE REBUILDING OF A BRIDGE ACROSS A MOUNTAIN STREAM NEAR MOSIGETTA.
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY BULLDOZER BADLY BOGGED IN A SECTION OF THE KUPON- MOSIGETTA BUIN ROAD WHILE CARRYING OUT REPAIRS TO ROAD TO FACILITATE TRANSPOTING SUPPLIES TO 61ST
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. S52524 CORPORAL D.C. RUWOLDT (1) AND NX123140 LANCE CORPORAL F.J. NICOLLS (2) 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION, ATTACHING A TOW ROPE TO A BADLY BOGGED BULLDOZER ON A SECTION OF
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-12. Q109307 PRIVATE M.J. CONWAY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING A BREN GUN PIT DURING THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE BATTALION POSITION ON THE MOSIGETTA ROAD.
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-03. ENGINEERS OF THE 5TH FIELD COMPANY, LAYING SLEEPERS, CUT FROM LARGE JUNGLE LOGS, ALONG A MUDDY SECTION OF THE MAWARAKA- MOSIGETTA ROAD.
