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Photograph 079267 Second World War, 1939-1945KAMANDRAN MISSION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. A BADLY STRAFED BUILDING NEAR THE MELKONG RIVER WHICH WAS ONCE OCCUPIED BY THE JAPANESE FORCES IN THE AREA.

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KAMANDRAN MISSION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. SOME OF THE WRECKED JAPANESE BARGES ON THE BEACH NEAR THE MISSION MISSION IN THE HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION AREA.
KAMANDRAN MISSION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. A BADLY STRAFED BUILDING NEAR THE MELKONG RIVER WHICH WAS ONCE OCCUPIED BY THE JAPANESE FORCES IN THE AREA.

KAMANDRAN MISSION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. A BADLY BOMB SHATTERED AND DEVASTED AREA IN A BANANA PLANTATION NEAR THE MELKONG RIVER.

KAMANDRAN JETTY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. PERSONNEL OF THE 5TH SURVEY BATTERY EXAMINING ONE OF THE SEVEN WRECKED JAPANESE BARGES AT THE JETTY. NOTE THE APTLY NAMED SCARFACE HILL IN THE BACKGROUND. IDE

KAMANDRAN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-18. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION EXAMINING A JAPANESE CAMP WHICH WAS HURRIEDLY EVACUATED A FEW HOURS PREVIOUSLY WHEN TROOPS OF THE 1ST NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTA

CAPE TURNER, HENRY REID BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-17. AN LCM (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) LOADED WITH TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 6TH INFNATRY BRIGADE APPROACHING BROWN ISLAND NEAR KAMANDRAN.

KAMANDRAN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-21. HENRY REID BAY, LOOKING EAST, THE NORTH SHORE OF WIDE BAY CAN BE SEEN ON THE LEFT, WITH THE MELKONG RIVER MOUTH, KAMANDRAN MISSION JETTY AND BROWN ISLAND ON THE RIG
