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UNITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-13. ROYAL MARINES ABOARD AN LANDING CRAFT, MECHANIZED MK III FROM THE BRITISH LANDING SHIP INFANTRY (LARGE), HMS SPEARHEAD, PARTICIPATE IN THE AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING EXERCISE OPERATION 'OCTOPUS'. [UNITY BEACH WAS THE CODE NAME FOR PALM BEACH]
UNITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-13. SERGEANT W. BAPTIE, ROYAL MARINES, A COXSWAIN OF A LANDING CRAFT, MECHANIZED MK III, AT HIS CONTROLS DURING THE AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING EXERCISE OPERATION 'OCTOPUS'. [UNITY B
UNITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-13. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 2/1 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION, CLAMBER DOWN THE STEEL LADDERS AND THE SCALING NET FROM HMS SPEARHEAD TO THE LANDING CRAFT, MECHANIZED MK III CRAFT FOR TH
UNITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-13. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 2/1 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION CLAMBER DOWN THE STEEL LADDERS AND THE SCALING NET FROM HMS EMPIRE SPEARHEAD TO THE LCM MK III CRAFT FOR THE BEACH ASSAULT
UNITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-13. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 2/1 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION CLAMBER DOWN THE STEEL LADDERS AND THE SCALING NET FROM HMS EMPIRE SPEARHEAD TO THE LCM MK III CRAFT FOR THE BEACH ASSAULT
UNITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-13. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 2/1 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION, CLAMBER DOWN THE STEEL LADDERS AND THE SCALING NET FROM HMS EMPIRE SPEARHEAD TO THE LANDING CRAFT, MECHANIZED MK III CRAFT
UNITY POINT, QLD. 1944-11-13. LANDING CRAFT, ASSAULT'S RETURNING TO THE LANDING SHIP, INFANTRY HMS EMPIRE SPEARHEAD AT THE BACKGROUND VIEWED FROM AN LCA FROM HMS GLENEARN. THE CRAFT ARE SUPPORTING THE
