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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION BRINGING IN A CASUALTY QX44702 PRIVATE P.W. CAFFERY (4) WHO WAS SHOT IN THE LEG DURING A CLASH WITH THE ENEMY SOUTH OF MOSIGETTA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- N162527 PRIVATE N.R. DAVIDSON (1); Q100324 PTE N. CAVANAGH (2); Q17072 PTE J. JOHNSTONE (3); QX50479 PTE F.H. PALMER (5).
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-27. PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, CARRYING FULL PACKS, RESTING AFTER PLOUGHING THROUGH HEAVY MUD ON THE MAWARAKA- MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q10
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. TROOPS OF "D" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CAMOUFLAGING THEIR FOXHOLES WITH BANANA LEAVES AT A FORWARD POSITION ON THE MAWARAKA- MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNE
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION HANGING THEIR WASHING OUT ACROSS THE MOSIGETTA ROAD AT ONE OF THE UNIT FORWARD POSITIONS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- N15815
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-01. PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION LOADING THE UNIT STORES AND EQUIPMENT ON A TRAILER OF A TRACTOR CONVOY IN PREPARATION FOR THE UNIT MOVE ALONG THE MOSIGETTA ROA
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. NX152906 PRIVATE R. SMITH, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION FILLING HIS WATER BOTTLE FROM A MOUNTAIN STREAM NEAR MOSIGETTA.
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. PERSONNEL OF B COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ENJOYING A GAME OF CARDS ON THEIR RETURN TO CAMP AFTER A PATROL THROUGH ENEMY TERRITORY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q159
