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HARDNBOLD The History of an Australian Militia Battalion in World War 2

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Click to enlarge KOROPA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-03. THE ADVANCED DRESSING STATION OF KOROPA MANNED BY 15TH FIELD AMBULANCE TO TREAT WOUNDED FROM THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION IN THEIR ATTACK AGAINST THE JAPANESE AT ORGORUNA 1. ON THE LEFT OF THE TRACK ARE TWO-MAN TENTS, THE QUARTERS OF AMBULANCE PERSONNEL. BEHIND THE SALVATION ARMY POST WHICH LIES TO THE RIGHT, IS THE HIGH TENT FLY OF THE FIELD KITCHEN. THE RED CROSS FLAG POINTS TO A LARGE NATIVE HUT ON THE EXTREME RIGHT SHOWING THE OFFICE END OF THE ADVANCED DRESSING STATION CONTAINING THE REGIMENTAL AID POST. THE REMAINDER OF THIS HUT IS A 12 BED MEDICAL WARD.
Click to enlarge DUMPU, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-11. VX84574 WARRANT OFFICER I, R.A.H. MILLARD (1); REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJOR, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION SAMPLING A FRITTER MADE BY THE COOKS OF "B" COMPANY. WITH HIM IS VX139872 PRIVATE W.D. MCNICOL (2).
Click to enlarge DUMPU, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-11. MEMBERS OF NO.11 PLATOON "B" COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION. DURING THE AUSTRALIAN ATTACK FROM ORGORUNA TO MATELOI THEY WERE CUT OFF FROM THE MAIN BODY OF THE BATTALION. THE PERSONNEL ARE: VX87475 PRIVATE W.J. SANDERS ( ); VX139803 PRIVATE J. BALL ( ); VX84587 PRIVATE R. KELLY ( ); NX152725 PRIVATE G.L. TAGG ( ); N286284 PRIVATE R. SPRUCE ( )' V121051 PRIVATE F.S. HERON ( ); VX81108 LIEUTENANT P.B. NINK ( ); VX136492 PRIVATE L.A. WATSON ( ); VX108714 LANCE-CORPORAL C.P.F. ROBERTS ( ); V225953 PRIVATE N.D.G. THOMPSON ( ); V121060 PRIVATE A. LINDSAY ( ); VX108676 PRIVATE N. DAWSON ( ); VX108687 PRIVATE J. GULLEY ( ).
Click to enlarge FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-15. VX122642 PRIVATE S.I. RAWLING (1) WITH VX147260 PRIVATE Z.E. ROBERTS (2) MEMBERS OF NO.14 PLATOON, "C" COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, FILL THEIR WATER BOTTLES FROM THE FARIA RIVER AS THEY MOVE WITH THE 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE TO RELIEVE THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION IN THE FINISTERRE RANGE.
Click to enlarge PROTHERO 2 AREA, FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-16. QX15534 WARRANT OFFICER II, W.L. WRIGHT, A COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR OF "A" COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS LATER KILLED IN ACTION AT DAUMOINA ON 1944-03-18.
Click to enlarge PROTHERO 2 AREA, FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-16. THE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS CAMP SITE OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, SITUATED BETWEEN THE PROTHERO FEATURES.
Click to enlarge YAULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-11. BEI BEI, A MADANG BOY, CARRYING FOOD TO THE FRONT LINE AT AIYAU DURING THE ADVANCE OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION TO BOGADJIM.
Click to enlarge YAULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-11. NX165174 GUNNER B.L. LAING (1), WITH NX112941 BOMBARDIER B. SINCLAIR (2), MEMBERS OF THE 2ND MOUNTAIN BATTERY, MANNING A 75MM PACK HOWITZER MOUNTAIN GUN TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCE OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION TO BOGADJIM. THE WEAPON CAN BE DISASSEMBLED FOR CONVENIENT TRANSPORTATION.
Click to enlarge BOGADJIM, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-26. LANDING CRAFT COMING INTO THE BEACH. THE CRAFT WILL BE USED TO ASSIST THE ADVANCE OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION TO MADANG.
Click to enlarge SIAR, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-22. PERSONNEL OF C COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- V121217 PRIVATE G.A. HARRY (1); QX59512 CORPORAL G.W. LEMBERG (2); QX54455 CORPORAL P.J. DAVIDSON (3); VX108673 SERGEANT D.H. CLINTON (4); VX17616 LIEUTENANT J. STIRLING (5); VX81105 LIEUTENANT A.J. MELLETT (6); VX114142 CAPTAIN J.H. NEWSTEAD (7); VX81076 CAPTAIN R.E. FOX (8); VX81112 LIEUTENANT G.H. ATKINSON (9); VX122339 SERGEANT L.S. DICK (10); VX147344 SERGEANT H.E. TURNER (11); VX108663 CORPORAL W.H. ALIENDI (12); V310781 PRIVATE K.J. LORING (13); VX14352 PRIVATE T.H. OSBORNE (14); V281196 PRIVATE F.C. RUTHERFORD (15); VX143566 PRIVATE L.F. JONES (16); V45977 PRIVATE J.K. KUHLE (17); VX122340 PRIVATE P.J. HALL (18); V310946 PRIVATE H. MCMAHON (19); VX143562 PRIVATE P.L. PORTER (20); QX54539 PRIVATE R.A. COE (21); VX147538 PRIVATE C.A. HARVEY (22); VX139554 PRIVATE R.W. SMITH (23); PRIVATE L.T. TREMAYNE (24); V322121 PRIVATE D.R. PIGRAM (25); VX143573 CORPORAL W. WYLLIE (26); QX59447 PRIVATE S.C. AMOS (27); NX94753 PRIVATE A.F. ALIENDI (28); V316397 PRIVATE J.W. STRATFORD (29); VX140470 PRIVATE N.E. PLANT (30); VX84585 PRIVATE J.S. TAYLOR (31); VX148808 PRIVATE R. CHILDS (32); VX144689 PRIVATE W.C. AUSTIN (33); VX113660 PRIVATE J.T. RYAN (34); QX58326 PRIVATE H.H. SWARBRICK (35); V45615 PRIVATE E. NOLAN (36); V122194 PRIVATE L.A. TANIAN (37); PRIVATE J.T. ORCHARD (38); V43383 PRIVATE W.E. PRATT (39); VX143580 PRIVATE J.G. JEWELL (40); V122158 PRIVATE B.R. JONES (41); VX108671 PRIVATE J.C.R. CAM (42); QX59153 PRIVATE W.R. INGRAM (43); V122125 PRIVATE G.R. DOBIE (44); VX143565 PRIVATE K.G. CLARK (45); VX89900 PRIVATE T.W. WARREN (46); V305514 PRIVATE F.F. CUFFE (47); QX54540 PRIVATE W.J. ALLAN (48); QX52551 PRIVATE O.C.E. NEAL (49); VX108678 CORPORAL W.G. DEMPSTER (50); V320874 PRIVATE J.J. PRATT (51); VX141664 T.N. QUAIFE (52); V45570 PRIVATE H. MCLEOD (53); VX143627 PRIVATE A.F. MCNAIR (54); VX143564 PRIVATE R.M. CLARK (55); VX143569 PRIVATE N. RAMSAY (56); VX147259 PRIVATE C.J. JACKSON (57); VX147345 PRIVATE W.R. CHILDS (58); VX143567 PRIVATE M. BATROUNEY (59); VX84559 LANCE CORPORAL J. CLAY (60); VX120534 PRIVATE E.J. CLEMENTS (61); V43231 PRIVATE E. DEMSON (62); VX141666 PRIVATE C.A. BARLOW (63); V325418 PRIVATE V. MCMAHON (64); VX146009 PRIVATE W. MCMAHON (65); VX102557 PRIVATE S.J BOWLES (66); VX108685 PRIVATE N. GRAY (67); QX55349 PRIVATE D.W. SCHNEID (68); VX89722 PRIVATE A.J. BRAY (69); QX55027 PRIVATE T.J. MANAGER (70).
Click to enlarge SIAR, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-22. PERSONNEL OF NO.13 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- V121217 PRIVATE G.A. HARRY (1); V43231 PRIVATE E. DEMSON (2); VX108663 CORPORAL W.H. ALIENDI (3); VX81112 LIEUTENANT G.H. ATKINSON (4); VX122339 SERGEANT L.S. DICK, MM, (5); VX143580 PRIVATE J.G. JEWELL (6); V310781 PRIVATE K.J. LORING (7); PRIVATE L.T. TREMAYNE (8); V322121 PRIVATE D.R. PIGRAM (9); QX54540 PRIVATE W.J. ALLAN (10); VX140470 PRIVATE N.E. PLANT (11); VX143572 PRIVATE T.H. OSBORNE (12); VX142336 PRIVATE J. LEVENS (13); V45615 PRIVATE E. NOLAN (14); VX141664 PRIVATE T.H. QUAIFE (15); VX108678 CORPORAL W.G. DEMPSTER (16); QX55027 PRIVATE T.J. MANAGER (17); V122194 PRIVATE L.A. TANIAN (18); VX141666 PRIVATE C.A. BARLOW (19); V320874 PRIVATE J.J. PRATT (20); QX52551 PRIVATE O.C.E. NEAL (21).
Click to enlarge SIAR, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-22. PERSONNEL OF NO.14 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QX59153 PRIVATE W.R. INGRAM (1); QX59512 CORPORAL G.W. LEMBERG (2); QX54539 PRIVATE R.A. COE (3); VX143573 CORPORAL W. WYLLIE (4); VX81105 LIEUTENANT A.J. MELLETT (5); VX147344 SERGEANT H.E. TURNER (6); VX143562 PRIVATE V.L. PORTER (7); VX147538 PRIVATE C.A. HARVEY (8); VX113660 PRIVATE J.T. RYAN (9); VX139554 PRIVATE R.W. SMITH (10); VX89900 PRIVATE T.W. WARREN (11); V122125 PRIVATE G.R. DOBIE (12); VX143565 PRIVATE K.G. CLARKE (13); V281196 PRIVATE F.C. RUTHERFORD (14); V45570 PRIVATE H. MCLEOD (15); V325418 PRIVATE P. MCMAHON (16); VX143564 PRIVATE R.M. CLARK (17); V305514 PRIVATE F. CUFFE (18); VX147259 PRIVATE C.J. JACKSON (19); VX147345 PRIVATE W.R. CHILDS (20); V122158 PRIVATE B.R. JONES (21); VX144689 PRIVATE W.C. AUSTIN (22); VX148808 PRIVATE R. CHILDS (23); QX58326 PRIVATE H.H. SWARBRICK (24); VX120534 PRIVATE E.J. CLEMENTS (25); VX108671 PRIVATE J.C. CAIN (26).
 

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HARDNBOLD. A history of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion in World War 2