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MAPEE,
ATHERTON TABLELAND, QUEENSLAND. 1944-12-18.
57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS PASSING THE SALUTING DAIS DURING THE
MARCH PAST. THE SALUTE WAS TAKEN BY MAJOR GENERAL A J BOASE, GENERAL
OFFICER COMMANDING, 11 DIVISION. |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-22. SERGEANTS
OF B COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:-
VX108722 SERGEANT J. TEMPLE (1); V43209 SERGEANT L.C. O'BRIEN (2);
VX111926 STAFF SERGEANT J.T. CARR (3); VX108700 SERGEANT R. MANSFIELD
(4); NX140655 SERGEANT M. H. BAKER (5). |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-22. PERSONNEL
OF NO. 11 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION MARCHING OFF
THE UNIT PARADE GROUND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX81108 LIEUTENANT
P.B. NINK (1); VX141819 PRIVATE P. GAMBONI (2); V121051 PRIVATE F.S.
HERON (3); VX139875 PRIVATE J. COMER (4); Q138283 PRIVATE J. O'DONOHUE
(5); V43884 PRIVATE R. LONG (6); V121076 PRIVATE F.S. DWYER (7);
VX144579 PRIVATE H.L. BUTT (8); VX113662 PRIVATE J. TOGNAZZINI (9);
V121032 PRIVATE H. BUTT (10); VX144581 PRIVATE W.R. GIBBONS (11);
N450063 PRIVATE S.G. RALPH (12); VX139874 PRIVATE J.H. KING (13). |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-22. OFFICERS
AND NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF B COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION.
IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX81108 LIEUTENANT P.B. NINK (1); VX81074
CAPTAIN N.S. BLACKBURN (2); VX3964 CAPTAIN F.D. CLARKE (3); VX50043
LIEUTENANT D.J. BOLWELL (4); VX114266 LIEUTENANT M. YOUNG (5); QX57423
LANCE CORPORAL R.G. JOHNSON (6); VX108722 SERGEANT J. TEMPLE (7); V43209
SERGEANT L.E. O'BRIEN (8); VX111926 WARRANT OFFICER II J.T. CARR (9);
VX108700 SERGEANT R.L. MANSFIELD (10); NX140655 SERGEANT M.H. BAKER
(11); VX144645 CORPORAL A.T. CUNNINGHAM (12); VX141784 LANCE CORPORAL
A.D. BASSETT (13); VX142244 CORPORAL A.K. STAFLETON (14); VX144093
CORPORAL O.W. GROME (15); VX122635 CORPORAL D.T. BOURKE (16); V45140
CORPORAL J. SPENCE (17); V121054 CORPORAL R.D. LADGROVE (18). |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-21. NO. 11
PLATOON, B COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL
ARE:- V212032 PRIVATE H. BUTT (1); V330138 PRIVATE A.H. GERRARD (2);
VX144579 PRIVATE H.L. BUTT (3); VX81108 LIEUTENANT P.B. NINK (4);
VX108700 SERGEANT R.L. MANSFIELD (5); VX136491 PRIVATE S.G. RALPH (9);
Q138283 PRIVATE J. O'DONOHUE (10); V246719 PRIVATE A.J. WILD (11);
VX113662 PRIVATE J.J. TOGNAZZINI (12); VX144645 CORPORAL A.T. CUNNINGHAM
(13); VX141819 PRIVATE P. GAMBONI (14); V212051 PRIVATE F.S. HERON (15);
V240653 PRIVATE R.L.F. YETTE (16); A112169 PRIVATE R.A. WHITE (17);
V121076 PRIVATE F.S. DWYER (18); VX144581 PRIVATE W.R. GIBBONS (19);
VX139875 PRIVATE J.D. COMER (20); VX139874 PRIVATE J.H.C. KING (21). |
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TOROKINA,
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-03. HIS
ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA
(3), SPEAKING TO PATIENTS DURING INSPECTION OF A WARD AT 2/1 GENERAL
HOSPITAL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE MOAR, 57/60 INFANTRY
BATTALION (1); PRIVATE F.W. MORGAN, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION (2). |
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BOUGAINVILLE.
1945-05-17. PRIVATE M.H. PRATT, C COMPANY, 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION (1),
A BATTLE CASUALTY, BEING LOWERED DOWN THE STEEP BANKS OF THE HUDA RIVER
ON A STRETCHER DURING THE ADVANCE BY 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION ALONG
COMMANDO ROAD. |
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BOUGAINVILLE.
1945-05-17. NATIVES CARRYING LINE, AMMUNITION AND SUPPLIES FOR FORWARD
TROOPS OF 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION, CROSS A FALLEN TREE OVER THE HUDA
RIVER, DURING THE BATTALION'S ADVANCE ALONG COMMANDO ROAD. |
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BOUGAINVILLE,
1945-05-18. PERSONNEL OF 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION TAKING TIME OFF FOR A
TEA BREAK DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF WEAPON PITS. AFTER CROSSING THE
HONGORAI RIVER THE BATTALION HAD ADVANCED ALONG THE AXIS OF THE COMMANDO
ROAD WITH THE OBJECT OF SECURING THE LINE OF THE TOROBIRU RIVER.
IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE E.C. PARSON (1); PRIVATE T.E.
MCCARTEN (2); PRIVATE R.N. RINTEL (3); PRIVATE D.J. MARSLAND (4);
PRIVATE R.A. MOSSOP (5); CORPORAL C.R. HENHAM (6). |
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BOUGAINVILLE,
1945-05-17. A JEEP TOWING A TANK
ATTACK GUN OVER THE FORD CONSTRUCTED BY ENGINEERS ACROSS THE HONGORAI
RIVER. THE GUN WILL BE USED BY 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION TO CLEAN OUT
JAPANESE POSITIONS ON THE ESCARPMENT SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER.
IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PTE J.C. WRIGHT (1); PTE K.E. MORRISON (2);
PTE LOONEY (3); CPL A.C. SMART (4). |
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BOUGAINVILLE,
1945-05-17. TROOPS OF 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION CLIMBING THE ESCARPMENT
SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER DURING THE ADVANCE ALONG COMMANDO ROAD. THE
SOLDIERS IN FOREGROUND ARE CARRYING A CASE OF FRESH MEAT. |
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BOUGAINVILLE,
1945-05-18. TROOPS OF 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING THROUGH AN AREA
CLEARED BY RNZAF BOMBING DURING THE ADVANCE ALONG COMMANDO ROAD. HEAVY
AIR BOMBARDMENT AND ARTILLERY FIRE SUPPORTED THE ADVANCE. IDENTIFIED
PERSONNEL ARE:- PTE G. L. TAGG (1); PTE J.J. CAMPBELL (2); PTE R.P.
DEVEREUX (3). |
