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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-20. QX41326 Pte
G.F. ATWELL, 42nd Infantry Battalion checking over the mechanism of his
machine gun in a weapon pit at MAWARAKA. |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-21. stretcher
bearers of the 42nd Infantry Battalion carrying a battle casualty across a
log bridge as they move through the swamp on their way to the beach head
for barge transport back to the Advanced Dressing Station. Identified personnel:- QX53108
Pte
J.R.C. HENDERSON (1); NX87591 Pte C. MULDOON (2); QX24687 Pte E.W.
MUNT (3). |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND. 1945-01-21. V514074 PTE R.A.
Vigenser in his water-filled dugout covering an area where Japanese
raiders could move in again and inflict casualties on members of the 42nd
Infantry Battalion. |
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SALAMAUA
NEW GUINEA
1944-04-30. QX59496 Corporal m. W. Barker (1), with Q11404 Signalman C.
Shutze (2), members of the 42nd Infantry Battalion, examine the wreaths on
the cenotaph after the official dedication ceremony at the Salamaua war
cemetery. All 28 members of the 42nd infantry battalion who were killed in
action during the Salamaua campaign are buried at the cemetery |
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MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA.
1943-06-26. Q113712 Pte J.G. STANFORD of the 42nd Australian Infantry
Battalion, tends the grave of QX1071 CORPORAL J.A. FRENCH, VC, of the
2/9th Australian Infantry Battalion, who was killed in the Battle of Milne
Bay. |
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MILNE
BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-27. Standing in
memory by the grave of their friend, QX36357 Pte HE. McNeil of the 61st Australian
Infantry Battalion, who was killed during the battle for Milne Bay, are,
left to right:- Q113284 Pte H. W. Wragge, Q36234 Pte C. J. Hollingsworth,
Q113712 Pte J. C. Stanford and Q113708 Private W. J. Ridge. All are of the
42nd Australian Infantry Battalion |
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BOUGAINVILLE
Island, 1945-01-21. Members of a patrol from D Coy, 42nd Infantry
Battalion crossing Boylan Bridge as they commence a patrol through the
swamp area near the unit camp. This bridge was named after WX28288
Lieutenant CJ Boylan, 42nd Infantry Battalion. |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND. 1945-01-18. Personnel of the 42nd Infantry Battalion taking over
the area adjacent to Mawaraka village from the 47th Infantry Battalion.
Identified personnel are:- L/Cpl N. Todd, field security section (2);
Q28478 Pte SW Tennant (3); WX42023 Pte PR. Isbister (5); QX56303 Pte GD
Mcdonnel (6). |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND. 1945-01-21. VX146882 Pte KT Lavelle (1) covering VX3135 Pte DL
Rogers (2) as he crosses a log bridge over a stream during a patrol
through the jungle swamps by members of "D" Company, 42nd
Infantry Battalion. |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-21. QX53505 Lieutenant M. Anderson, 42nd Infantry
Battalion contacting the Battalion headquarters from his water-logged
dugout after an all night vigil against possible Japanese infiltration |
