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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-21. NX43081 Pte
WT Rae, 42nd Infantry Battalion resting beside his water-filled foxhole
after an all-night vigil against possible Japanese infiltration. |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-21. Q36799 Cpl
JJ Beaton, 42nd Infantry Battalion lights a cigarette in his water filled
foxhole after an all night vigil against possible Japanese infiltration. |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-21. QX62698 Pte
HGA Macdonald, medical orderly (1) giving a drink of water to Q272652 Pte
RG Merrit (2) a member of the 42nd Infantry Battalion who was wounded
during an attack on the camp by Japanese infiltrators. |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-21. NX76537
Major B Short, regimental medical officer (3) assisted by QX62698 Pte HGA
Macdonald, medical orderly (1) treating Q272652 Pte RG Merrit at the
regimental aid post of the 42nd Infantry Battalion after Pte Merrit was
wounded by Japanese infiltrators the previous night. |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-21. A battle
casualty on a stretcher and walking wounded of the 42nd Infantry Battalion
proceeding along the Mawaraka-Mosigetta road to the beachhead for
transport back to the advanced dressing station. Identified personnel are:
- QX55177 Lieutenant AM Saunders (1); NX87591 Pte C. Muldoon (2); QX53461
Sergeant J. White (3); QX62986 L/Cpl A Robinson (4); QX62740 Pte M Case
(5); NX73567 Major B Short, (6); QX24687 Pte E.W. Munt (stretcher
casualty) (7); WX39661 Pte RC Carter (being carried) (8) Q36626 Pte SA
Pugh (4th man carrying stretcher) (9). |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-21. NX76537
Captain B Short, medical officer (1) and QX62740 Pte M Case (2) assisting
WX39661 Pte RE Carter along the Mawaraka Mosigetta road to the beach-head
for transport back to the advanced dressing station. Pte Carter was
wounded when a Japanese raiding party attacked the camp of the 42nd
Infantry Battalion |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-21. Troops of
the 42nd Infantry Battalion carrying battle casualties on to a barge at
the Mawaraka beach- head for transport to the advanced dressing station.
Identified personnel are - Pte NJ Edwards (rear stretcher-bearer on barge)
(1); Pte KJ Francis (front stretcher-bearer near jeep) (2).
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND, 1945-01-21. Personnel of
the 42nd Infantry Battalion enjoy a spell on their return to camp after a
patrol through the jungle swamps in the area. Identified personnel are -
VX140736 Pte RW Ratcliff (1); VX146882 Pte KT Lavelle (2); Q39645 Cpl KR
Rolston (3); VX93135 Pte DL Rogers (4). |
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BOUGAINVILLE
ISLAND. 1945-01-18. Cooks of the
42nd Infantry Battalion preparing a meal for the troops in their hastily
constructed kitchen. Identified personnel are - nx175589 staff sergeant j.
Beeson (1); Q113564 Pte DJ Neven (2); NX153888 Pte KW Robinson (3). |
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Torokina,
Bougainville. 1945-10-29.
Personnel of 42nd Infantry Battalion give eyes right to the Commander in
Chief, Australian Military Forces, during the march past of 3rd division
on the Piva airstrip. |
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Brisbane,
Queensland. 1944-09-26. A
Company of the 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion, taking part in a march
through the city of the 29th Australian Infantry Brigade recently returned
from New Guinea. |
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Brisbane,
Queensland. 1944-09-26. A
Company of the 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion, taking part in a march
through the city of the 29th Australian Infantry Brigade recently returned
from New Guinea. |
