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TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-21. TROOPS OF B COMPANY, 26TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING FROM PUTO BEACH TOWARDS THE AREA OCCUPIED BY THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION WHERE THEY ARE TO TAKE OVER FROM THAT UNIT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX94088 PRIVATE J.S. O'DONNEL (1); S59782 PTE N.A.R. SCHARENBERG (2); NX105717 PTE G. TASKER (3); Q138612 PTE J. CORDEROY (4).
TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-21. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 26TH INFANTRY BATTALION COMING ASHORE IN LANDING BARGES AT PUTO BEACH TO RELIEVE MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALIO
TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-21. NX1400 CAPTAIN C.T. COLQUHOUN, OFFICER- IN- CHARGE, PUTO BEACH, GUIDING LANDING CRAFT ASHORE. THESE CRAFT ARE BRINGING TROOPS OF THE 26TH INFANTRY BATTALI
TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-21. NX167729 PRIVATE R.W. DAVIES (1) AND QX55909 LANCE- CORPORAL W.A. ANDERSON (2), 26TH INFANTRY BATTALION, ENJOYING A MEAL ON THEIR ARRIVAL AT PUTO BEACH WH
TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. PRIVATE P. PHILLIPS (1) AND SERGEANT J. COLE (2) 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION MAKING WOODEN CROSSES ON THE BEACH AT PUTO.
TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. NX166853 CHAPLAIN T.O. ORMONDE, ASSISTED BY JOHN, A SAPIA MISSION BOY, CELEBRATING MASS FOR THE TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION ON THE BEACH AT P
TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. A PATROL OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING ALONG A NEW ROAD AT THE FOOT OF TSIMBA RIDGE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SX38537 CORPORAL C.W. REIDY (1)
