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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-23. OFFICERS
OF D COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION. THEY ARE:- QX34214 LIEUTENANT
W.G. FOSTER (1); VX143867 LIEUTENANT R. LEBRETON (2); VX133031 CAPTAIN
W.A. ROSS (3); TX4719 LIEUTENANT T.C. BESIER (4); VX81072 LIEUTENANT
M.A. WILSON (5). |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-23. OFFICERS
AND NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF D COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION.
IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL R.W. LEISHMAN (1); VX84582 WARRANT
OFFICER II, M.J. SAINSBURY (2); QX34214 LIEUTENANT W. FOSTER (3);
VX81072 LIEUTENANT M. WILSON (4); VX133031 CAPTAIN W.A. ROSS (5); TX4719
LIEUTENANT J. BESIER (6); VX143867 LIEUTENANT R. LEBRETON (7); CORPORAL
R.W. SMEATON (8); VX144964 CORPORAL L.G. BLACK (9); VX147143 CORPORAL
W.K. PICKERING (10); VX108711 SERGEANT S.A. PROWSE (11); VX120537
CORPORAL S.E. CAPUANO (12); VX139547 LANCE CORPORAL R.O. TOBIAS (13);
LANCE CORPORAL T.H. HUNT (14); VX108686 SERGEANT A.R. GUENTHER (15);
QX9417 SERGEANT H.S. PICKERING (16); VX84574 SERGEANT A. LOWE (17);
CORPORAL D. LINEHAN (18); V43548 LANCE CORPORAL A.P. TREACY (19);
CORPORAL W.L. PATTISON (20); VX144762 STAFF SERGEANT H.R. TAYLOR (21);
LANCE CORPORAL G. POZZI (22). |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-23. PERSONNEL
OF COMPANY HEADQUARTERS OF D COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING
OFF THE UNIT PARADE GROUND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MORNING PARADE.
IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX133031 CAPTAIN W.A. ROSS (1); VX81072
LIEUTENANT M.A. WILSON (2); VX139547 LANCE CORPORAL R.O. TOBIAS (3);
VX84582 WARRANT OFFICER II, M.J. SAINSBURY (4); VX109903 PRIVATE E.
MISON (5); VX139551 PRIVATE J.C. CONOLE (6); VX120523 CORPORAL A.J.
DURRAN (7); N267905 PRIVATE WEST (8); VX144762 STAFF SERGEANT H.R.
TAYLOR (9). |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-23. VX108710
CORPORAL G.C. PHILLIPS (1); VX84582 WARRANT OFFICER II, M.J. SAINSBURY
(2) AND VX104114 CHAPLAIN G.T. SAMBELL (3); ALL OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY
BATTALION, CHATTING NEAR THE BATTALION MEMORIAL TO FALLEN COMRADES (LEFT
BACKGROUND). |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-23. PERSONNEL
OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION ENJOY A YARN IN FRONT OF THE UNIT Q
STORE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX141661 PRIVATE A. DELAHUNTY (1);
V300601 PRIVATE N.J. HUMPHRIES (2); VX135909 SERGEANT H.D.G. SCOTT (3);
VX84577 WARRANT OFFICER II, W.H. MOORE (4); VX84582 WARRANT OFFICER II,
M.J. SAINSBURY (5); V122091 PRIVATE A.L. BARTLETT (6); VX138128 PRIVATE
R. GRIEG (7). |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-26. TROOPS
BUILDING CAMP BEDS IN THE CAMP AREA OF B COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY
BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX142239 PRIVATE J.W.A FRASER (1);
V155861 PRIVATE E.W. SPARKES (1A): V41612 PRIVATE V.B. FENTON (2);
VX144647 PRIVATE N.L. ALLEN (3); VX108722 SERGEANT J. TEMPLE (4). |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-25. VX142375
PRIVATE R.A. RYALL (1) AND VX141661 PRIVATE P.J. DELAHUNTY (2), 57/60TH
INFANTRY BATTALION SORTING MAIL IN THE UNIT POSTAL TENT. |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-25. NX137778
LIEUTENANT T.W.R. TEARNE (8) INSTRUCTING TROOPS OF A COMPANY 57/60TH
INFANTRY BATTALION IN THE USE AND SAFE HANDLING OF THE BREN GUN.
IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q144454 PRIVATE F. POTTER (1); Q127453
PRIVATE R. THOMSON (2); VX120536 PRIVATE H. SMITH (3); V509088 PRIVATE
C. LAWSON (4); QX55355 PRIVATE J. KNIGHT (5); V190340 PRIVATE M.
HILLBERG (6); Q138498 PRIVATE R. MUNCKTON (7). |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-25. V190340
PRIVATE M.F. HILLBERG, MM, A BREN GUNNER OF A COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY
BATTALION, WHO RECEIVED HIS DECORATION FOR BRAVERY AT BRIDGE 6 DURING
THE BOGADJIM OPERATION. |
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SIAR,
NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-04. VX148667
PRIVATE L.T. TREMAYNE, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE
(3), SINKS INTO MUD WITH THE WEIGHT OF HIS EQUIPMENT AND OWEN GUN.
V45615 PRIVATE E. NOLAN (1), VX141667 PRIVATE C.A. BARLOW (2), FOLLOW
WITH THE PATROL. |
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Intelligence
Section. L to R. Standing; FT Johnson, Lt C W Davis, J Revell. Kneeling;
S C Amos, H T Williams, J N Parker. |
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Port
Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-01-06.
Douglas transport aircraft at Wards Airfield waiting to be loaded with
personnel of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion. Note the traffic
"Stop and Go" sign. This is used to control road traffic at
the end of the runway. |
