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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-18.
TROOPS OF 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION WADING ACROSS THE FORD AT DURHAMS
CROSSING DURING THE ADVANCE ALONG THE AXIS OF THE COMMANDO ROAD SOUTH OF
THE HONGORAI RIVER. |
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BOUGAINVILLE.
SIGNALLERS OF 15 INFANTRY BRIGADE LAYING CABLE ACROSS THE FORD AT
DURHAMS CROSSING TO TACTICAL HQ 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION, DURING THE
DRIVE ALONG THE AXIS OF THE COMMANDO ROAD SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER.
IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SIGNALMAN D. CLARKE (1); SIGNALMAN R. KILFOY
(2); SIGNALMAN B. MURRAY (3); SIGNALMAN L. HOWELL (4); SIGNALMAN E.
TELFORD (5). |
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DUMPU, RAMU
VALLEY, 1944-02-11. THE MORTAR
PLATOON, HEADQUARTER COMPANY, 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION, CLEANING THEIR
WEAPONS AFTER AN ACTION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX84562 STAFF
SERGEANT T.F. FLEMMING (1); VX139890 PRIVATE R.J. ROGASH (2); VX139891
PRIVATE A.E. LEE (3); VX141655 CORPORAL R.T. BAKER (4); Q144713 PRIVATE
P.M. KENNEDY (5); VX140380 PRIVATE E.J. SHERLOCK (6); VX132841 PRIVATE
J.W. DOUGLAS (7); VX111930 PRIVATE A.J. PROUSE (8); VX147216 PRIVATE
N.P. HOLMES (9); VX144646 PRIVATE E.K. TREGEAGLE (10). |
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TOROKINA,
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. LORD
WAKEHURST, GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES (2), ACCOMPANIED BY MAJOR W.
MCCALL, GUARD COMMANDER, 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), INSPECTING A
GUARD OF HONOUR AT PIVA AIRSTRIP. |
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A BULLDOZER AT
WORK, BREAKING DOWN THE ESCARPMENT SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI
RIVER, TO ALLOW TRANSPORT THROUGH
WITH SUPPLIES AND AMMUNITION, DURING THE ADVANCE OF 57/60 INFANTRY
BATTALION ALONG COMMANDO ROAD. |
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BOUGAINVILLE,
1945-05-18. PRIVATE W.J. BARRET, B COMPANY, 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION,
WOUNDED IN THE ACTION IN THE ADVANCE ALONG THE AXIS OF COMMANDO ROAD, IS
CARRIED BACK BY NATIVES ALONG A TRACK CUT BESIDE THE BANKS OF THE HUDA
RIVER |
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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-18.
WALKING WOUNDED OF 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION INJURED IN THE ADVANCE ALONG
COMMANDO ROAD, BEING ASSISTED BY TROOPS ACROSS THE FORD AT THE HONGORAI
RIVER DURING THEIR MOVEMENT BACK TO AN ADVANCED DRESSING STATION.
IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE J. LEVENS (1); PRIVATE G.E. BECK (2);
PRIVATE J. O'DONOHUE (3). |
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BOUGAINVILLE,
1945-05-18. CORPORAL C.R. HENHAM (1), AND PRIVATE D.J. MARSLAND (2),
57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION, ERECTING A TWO MAN TENT OVER THEIR FOXHOLE
AFTER THE COMPANY HAD GAINED ITS OBJECTIVE ALONG COMMANDO ROAD. |
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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-18.
A 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, JEEP AMBULANCE WITH A
PRIORITY SIGN, TRANSPORTING BATTLE CASUALTIES FROM 57/60 INFANTRY
BATTALION DURING THE ADVANCE SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER. OWING TO THE
NARROW CORDUROY TRACK ON HATAI ROAD, ONLY ONE LINE OF TRAFFIC IS
POSSIBLE.
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TOROKINA,
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-05. MEMBERS
OF 1 PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY (SIGNALS), 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION,
15 INFANTRY BRIGADE. |
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TOROKINA,
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-05. MEMBERS
OF 2 PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, (MEDIUM MACHINE-GUNS), 57/60
INFANTRY BATTALION, 15 INFANTRY BRIGADE. |
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TOROKINA,
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-05. MEMBERS
OF 3 PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY (MORTARS), 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION,
15 INFANTRY BRIGADE. |
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