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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:- Q100344 PRIVATE N. CAVANAGH (1); Q149024 PTE F.T. URIDGE (2); QX32471 LANCE CORPORAL L.J. DAGAN (3); QX56201 PTE R.G. PAVEY (4); NX153925 LIEUTENANT L.H. ZIMMER (5); N201134 PTE S.P. O'MELEY (6).
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-27. A TRACTOR AND TRAILER LOADED WITH TROOPS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING ACROSS A BAILEY BRIDGE AS MAWARAKA ON THE MOSIGETTA ROAD WHILE ON THEIR WAY TO MOTUPENA P
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
A jeep and trailer of the 9th Infantry Battalion, loaded with stores, ploughing through the mud and slush of the Mosigetta Road. Identified personnel are: (left to right) QX57464 Driver L Coomer; QX51
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 MOSI
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-01-24. PERSONNEL OF "D" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION DISEMBARKING FROM BARGES IN THE MAWARAKA AREA AS THEY PREPARE TO RELIEVE TROOPS OF "D" COMPANY, 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. JEEPS AND TRAILERS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING A CORDUROY SECTION OF THE MAWARAKA MOSIGETTA ROAD WHICH HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY THE UNIT ENGINEERS ACROSS A L
