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AT SEA, MOROTAI - TARAKAN. 1945-04-29. CORPORAL F.J. PAPWORTH (7), WITH GLASSES, BY A 20 ...
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AT SEA, MOROTAI - TARAKAN. 1945-04-29. CORPORAL F.J. PAPWORTH (7), WITH GLASSES, BY A 20 MILLIMETRE OERLIKON ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN ON THE WATCH FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT. THE MEN FROM 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, PREP...090870
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AT SEA, MOROTAI - TARAKAN. 1945-04-29. MEMBERS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON PRIMING GRENADES DURING ...
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AT SEA, MOROTAI - TARAKAN. 1945-04-29. MEMBERS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON PRIMING GRENADES DURING PREPARATION FOR THEIR LANDING ON SADAU ISLAND THE NEXT DAY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LANCE-CORPORAL K....090874
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AT SEA, MOROTAI - TARAKAN. 1945-04-29. TROOPER L.T. WRIGHT, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, CLEANS THE ...
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AT SEA, MOROTAI - TARAKAN. 1945-04-29. TROOPER L.T. WRIGHT, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, CLEANS THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT OF HIS SNIPER'S RIFLE IN PREPARATION FOR THE LANDING ON SADAU ISLAND.090872
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Australian blue ensign : 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, Tarakan, May 1945
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Maker: Unknown
Australian blue wool bunting ensign with a colour patch for 2/4 Commando Squadron is sewn to the proper right star of the Southern Cross constellation. The cream linen hoist is marked in black ink 'RO...REL41231
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Australia Service Medal : Trooper W B Robson, 2/4 Commando Squadron
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Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL38051.006
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AWM52 2/2/56/4A - [Unit War Diaries, 1939-1945 War] 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, June 1945 - Map of Island of Tarakan, North East Borneo, scale 1:500,000 - includes an overlay to show dispositions and dates, 2/4 Aust Commando Sqn as from P-1 to 27th June 1945, Operation OBOE [oversize item]
Digitised Collection
AWM2020.71.846
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AWM52 2/2/56/2 - [Unit War Diaries, 1939-1945 War] 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, January - June 1944
Digitised Collection
Maker: Department of Defence
AWM2020.71.843
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AWM52 2/2/56/3 - [Unit War Diaries, 1939-1945 War] 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, July - August 1944 and March - May 1945
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Maker: Department of Defence
AWM2020.71.844
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AWM52 2/2/56/5 - [Unit War Diaries, 1939-1945 War] 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, July 1945 - January 1946
Digitised Collection
Maker: Department of Defence
AWM2020.71.847
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AWM52 2/2/56/4 - [Unit War Diaries, 1939-1945 War] 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, June 1945
Digitised Collection
Maker: Department of Defence
AWM2020.71.845
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AWM52 2/2/56/1 - [Unit War Diaries, 1939-1945 War] 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, October - December 1943
Digitised Collection
Maker: Department of Defence
AWM2020.71.842
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Battledress blouse : Lance Sergeant J H Cory, 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Australian manufactured khaki woollen battledress blouse with white metal buttons and two pleated patch breast pockets. The blouse is fastened down the centre by five concealed white metal buttons, an...REL36215
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Trooper W B Robson, 2/4 Commando Squadron
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Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL38051.005
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Defence Medal : Trooper W B Robson, 2/4 Commando Squadron
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Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL38051.004
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(Department of Information offical caption) TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. CORPORAL C.C. DONNELLEY, ...
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(Department of Information offical caption) TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. CORPORAL C.C. DONNELLEY, (1), AND SERGEANT G.W. BURLEY, (2), MEMBERS OF 2/4 COMMANDO REGIMENT, SIGHTING A SNIPER TIED TO A TREE...089447
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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-17. TWO OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA, THESE ...
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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-17. TWO OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA, THESE SIGNS RECORD ACTIVITIES OF THE 2/23RD INFANTRY BATTALION ASSISTED BY THE 2/4TH CAVALRY (COMMANDO) SQUA...071215
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Group portrait of members of 2/4 Commando Squadron displaying the souvenirs which they have ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of members of 2/4 Commando Squadron displaying the souvenirs which they have acquired during the fighting for Tarakan Hill, Agnes Feature, Susie Feature, Freda Feature, Hill 76, Hill 90...110637
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Group portrait of members of C Troop, 2/4 Commando Squadron grouped among the oilfield ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of members of C Troop, 2/4 Commando Squadron grouped among the oilfield installations in their unit area. Identified, front row, left to right: NX117695 Trooper (Tpr) K H Murphy (1); NX...110640
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Group portrait of members of Squadron Headquarters, 2/4 Commando Squadron, outside the unit ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of members of Squadron Headquarters, 2/4 Commando Squadron, outside the unit headquarters. Identified, front row, left to right: SX8341 Corporal (Cpl) G O Bray (1); QX11943 Sergeant F M...110641
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Group portrait of members of the Signals Group, 2/4 Commando Squadron, at the base of an oil ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of members of the Signals Group, 2/4 Commando Squadron, at the base of an oil derrick beside the unit headquarters on the road to Cape Djoeata. Identified from left to right, back row: ...110643
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Group portrait of officers of 2/4 Commando Squadron. Identified from left to right, back row: ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of officers of 2/4 Commando Squadron. Identified from left to right, back row: NX140839 Lieutenant (Lt) Robert James Stone from Lawson, NSW (10); and VX56267 Lt Hill Kentley Wightman fr...110642
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Identity disc : Trooper W B Robson, 2/4 Commando Squadron
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Maker: Unknown
Round steel identity disc hand engraved on the obverse ' - ROBSON - W- C.E- DX122 -', and on the reverse 'O4'.REL38052
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Lapel badge : 1987 2/4 Commando Squadron 'WESTERN SAFARI'
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Maker: Unknown
Round lapel badge with bone enamel background with superimposed 2/4 Commando Squadron navy blue double diamond with grey edging surmounted by '1987' in gold text with black enamel background. Underne...REL36266
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Members of 2/4 Commando Squadron hoisting the Australian flag shortly after landing on Sadau ...
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Maker: Stuckey, W B
Members of 2/4 Commando Squadron hoisting the Australian flag shortly after landing on Sadau Island, off Borneo. A Japanese pole and pulley were used.090924
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Miniature colour patch : 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Miniature 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron dark blue double diamond on a grey background colour patch.REL36237
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Miniature colour patch : 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Miniature 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron (dark blue double diamond on a grey background) colour patch.REL36238
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MOROTAI ISLAND. 1945-05-17. LIEUTENANT F.W. MCKITTRICK, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON (2), IN WARD 10, ...
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MOROTAI ISLAND. 1945-05-17. LIEUTENANT F.W. MCKITTRICK, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON (2), IN WARD 10, 2/5 GENERAL HOSPITAL, HAS HIS PILLOWS CHANGED BY LIEUTENANT P.I. FUREY, AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (...092242
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New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company colour patch : Lance Sergeant J H Cory, 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Hand made colour patch thought to be that of the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company, AIF. The patch has been modified from an oval shaped 8th Divisional Signals patch to form a purple double diam...REL36231
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NX80699 Lieutenant Frederick William McKittrick (1), watched by men of the 2/4 Commando Squadron, ...
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Maker: Stuckey, W B
NX80699 Lieutenant Frederick William McKittrick (1), watched by men of the 2/4 Commando Squadron, hoists an Australian flag at Sadau Island.090925
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Pacific Star : Trooper W B Robson, 2/4 Commando Squadron
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Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL38051.003
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Pair of 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron colour patches : Lance Sergeant J H Cory, 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Mismatched pair of 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron (dark blue double diamond on a grey background) colour patches.REL36234
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Pair of 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron colour patches : Lance Sergeant J H Cory, 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Pair of 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron colour patches. Each patch has a dark blue double diamond on a grey background.REL36233
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Pair of 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron colour patches : Lance Sergeant J H Cory, 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Pair of 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron colour patches. Each patch has a dark blue double diamond on a grey background.REL36232
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Personal records bag : Private J H Cory, 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, AIF
Heraldry
Personal records bag which was originally the Trouble Lamp bag from a Canadian Military Pattern truck. The rectangular bag is made of khaki canvas and has a 'V' shaped top flap secured by a brass pres...REL36218
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Rank brassard : Sergeant J H Cory, 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Khaki cotton drill brassard with a two-clawed steel buckle. The brassard is approximately 75 mm at its widest part and tapers to the tongue and buckle ends. Three hand-made white chevrons, (reducing i...REL36221
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Rank chevrons : Corporal J H Cory, 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Two brown and white machine embroidered rank chevrons for a corporal, stitched to a piece of khaki cotton drill fabric.REL36228
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. A 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON BEACH DRESSING STATION. NO JAPANESE ...
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Maker: Stuckey, W B
SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. A 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON BEACH DRESSING STATION. NO JAPANESE FORCES OR CASUALTIES WERE ENCOUNTERED. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LIEUTENANT R.J. STONE (1); CAPTAIN D.L. ...090927
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. AN AUSTRALIAN OFFICER OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON SILHOUETTED ...
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. AN AUSTRALIAN OFFICER OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE MORNING SUN WATCHING THE NAVAL BOMBARDMENT OF THE ISLAND. LANDING CRAFT VEHICLE-PERSONNEL CARRY...090856
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. HEADQUARTERS B TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON.
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Maker: Stuckey, W B
SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. HEADQUARTERS B TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON.090926
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. MEMBERS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON AND 53 ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT ...
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Maker: Stuckey, W B
SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. MEMBERS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON AND 53 ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT CARRYING WATER ASHORE FROM A LANDING CRAFT MEDIUM.090921
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. MEMBERS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON UNLOADING AMMUNITION FROM ...
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. MEMBERS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON UNLOADING AMMUNITION FROM LANDING CRAFT TANK THE DAY BEFORE AN INFANTRY LANDING ON D- DAY.090832
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. TROOPER L.J. O'TOOLE, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON (1), GETTING ...
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. TROOPER L.J. O'TOOLE, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON (1), GETTING AQUAINTED WITH A PET MONKEY HELD BY ENSIGN M. GARZONI, SKIPPER OF LANDING CRAFT TANK. THEY ARE ABOARD THE LAN...090833
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. TROOPS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON LANDING FROM A LANDING CRAFT ...
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. TROOPS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON LANDING FROM A LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY UNOPPOSED. NO JAPANESE WERE FOUND ON THE ISLAND AND THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES.090860
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. TROOPS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON LANDING FROM A LANDING CRAFT ...
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. TROOPS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON LANDING FROM A LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY UNOPPOSED. NO JAPANESE WERE FOUND ON THE ISLAND AND THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES.090861
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. TROOPS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON LANDING FROM A LANDING CRAFT ...
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. TROOPS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON LANDING FROM A LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY UNOPPOSED. NO JAPANESE WERE FOUND ON THE ISLAND AND THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES.090858
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. TROOPS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON LANDING FROM A LANDING CRAFT ...
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SADAU ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. TROOPS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON LANDING FROM A LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY UNOPPOSED. NO JAPANESE WERE FOUND ON THE ISLAND AND THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES.090859
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1939-45 Star : Trooper W B Robson, 2/4 Commando Squadron
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL38051.001
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Studio portrait NX137477 Lance Corporal Henry 'Harry' Phillips
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Studio portrait of NX137477 Lance Corporal Henry ‘Harry’ Phillips, 2/4 Calvary Commando Squadron. A station hand prior to enlisting for the Second World War, he was killed in action in Borneo, 15 June...AWM2019.206.3
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Studio portrait of NX111795 Trooper (Tpr) George Crawford Merchant, 2/9 Cavalry Commando ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of NX111795 Trooper (Tpr) George Crawford Merchant, 2/9 Cavalry Commando Regiment, 2/4 Commando Squadron, of Marrickville, NSW. On 12 June 1945, Tpr Merchant was killed in action in Ta...P06478.001
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Studio portrait of SX13297 Lieutenant (Lt) Geoffrey Gordon Hoad, 2/4 Cavalry Commando Squadron, ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of SX13297 Lieutenant (Lt) Geoffrey Gordon Hoad, 2/4 Cavalry Commando Squadron, of Sanderston, SA. Prior to enlistment in June 1941, Lt Hoad was employed as a grazier. On 30 October ...P07199.001
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. CAPTAIN G.C. HART, OFFICER COMMANDING B TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. CAPTAIN G.C. HART, OFFICER COMMANDING B TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, EATING A MEAL ON TARAKAN HILL.089452
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. CAPTAIN N.T. NICOLAY, OFFICER COMMANDING C TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. CAPTAIN N.T. NICOLAY, OFFICER COMMANDING C TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, SPEAKING ON THE PHONE TO A TROOP ON THE RIGHT FLANK.089723
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON OFF DUTY TROOPS PLAYING BRIDGE 30 YARDS FROM ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON OFF DUTY TROOPS PLAYING BRIDGE 30 YARDS FROM THEIR PERIMETER. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL J.E. MADDOX, (1); TROOPER A. THOMAS, (2); TROOPER M...089727
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON TROOPS RESTING ALONGSIDE FOXHOLES ON THE ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON TROOPS RESTING ALONGSIDE FOXHOLES ON THE EASTERN END OF THE TARAKAN RIDGE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LANCE-CORPORAL T. MILLEN, (1); LIEUTENANT-CORPO...089449
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. C TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, AT THE END OF SNAGS TRACK, WHICH WAS ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. C TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, AT THE END OF SNAGS TRACK, WHICH WAS TAKEN ON 8 MAY 1945.089721
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-08. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-08. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, (3), SPEAKS WITH TROOPER T.W. GORDON, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, (1), AT THE MAI...089790
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. LIEUTENANT F.A.M. GORMAN, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 2/4 COMMANDO ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. LIEUTENANT F.A.M. GORMAN, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, ON THE PHONE AT TACTICAL HEADQUARTERS.089451
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. MEMBERS OF "A" TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, RESTING BY OIL DERRICKS ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. MEMBERS OF "A" TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, RESTING BY OIL DERRICKS ON THE TOP OF TARAKAN HILL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- TROOPER F.R. PHILLIPS, (1); TROOPER I.W. ANDREW...089453
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. MEMBERS OF C TROOP HEADQUARTERS, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON WHO ARE OFF ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. MEMBERS OF C TROOP HEADQUARTERS, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON WHO ARE OFF DUTY, TAKING IT EASY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- TROOPER K.F.J. BOWES, (1); TROOPER R.A. DENT, (2); CORP...089722
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-19. ONE OF THE WRECKED BUILDINGS OF TARAKAN OILFIELD, NOW OCCUPIED BY ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-19. ONE OF THE WRECKED BUILDINGS OF TARAKAN OILFIELD, NOW OCCUPIED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS. IT LIES AT THE FOOT OF TARAKAN HILL TAKEN AFTER STIFF FIGHTING BY 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRO...089955
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. SERGEANT A.S. HANSON, MORTAR SERGEANT ATTACHED TO C TROOP, 2/4 ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. SERGEANT A.S. HANSON, MORTAR SERGEANT ATTACHED TO C TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, (1), CONFERRING OVER A MAP WITH LIEUTENANT K.B. PAGE, SECOND COMMAND, C TROOP, 2/7 FIELD ...089728
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. TACTICAL HEADQUARTERS, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON ON OTWAY FEATURE. THE ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. TACTICAL HEADQUARTERS, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON ON OTWAY FEATURE. THE FEATURE WAS TAKEN BY 2/48 INFANTRY BATTALION ON 8 MAY 1945. LIEUTENANT R.J. STONE, (2), IS IN THE FOREGR...089720
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. THE SIGNAL SECTION, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, AT WORK IN THEIR REPAIR ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. THE SIGNAL SECTION, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, AT WORK IN THEIR REPAIR SHOP, SITUATED IN AN OLD JAPANESE BUILDING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY USED AS A MOTOR REPAIR WORKSHOP. IDENTIF...089719
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. TROOPER G.A. MCGOWAN, (1), AND TROOPER A. THOMAS, (2), 2/4 COMMANDO ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. TROOPER G.A. MCGOWAN, (1), AND TROOPER A. THOMAS, (2), 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, CLEANING THEIR WEAPONS, ON TARAKAN RIDGE. THE TOWN AND BOMBED OILFIELDS ARE IN THE BACKGROUND...089450
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. TROOPER G.A. MCGOWAN, (1), WITH TROOPER P. SHERRING, (2); AND ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. TROOPER G.A. MCGOWAN, (1), WITH TROOPER P. SHERRING, (2); AND TROOPER MCDONALD, (3), IN A BREN GUN PIT ON THE FORWARD LINE OF C TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON COVERING SNAGS...089724
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. TROOPER J.D. GILL, (1), AND TROOPER A.L. ERWIN, )(2), MEMBERS OF C ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. TROOPER J.D. GILL, (1), AND TROOPER A.L. ERWIN, )(2), MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, IN A BREN GUN PIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF SNAGS TRACK.089725
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. TROOPER L.H. RUMBOLD, (1), AND CAPTAIN N.T. NICOLAY, C TROOP, 2/4 ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-13. TROOPER L.H. RUMBOLD, (1), AND CAPTAIN N.T. NICOLAY, C TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, (2), PASSING A BURNT OUT JAPANESE STAFF CAR ON THE WAY BACK DOWN SNAGS TRACK.089730
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. A CAMOUFLAGED AMMUNITION STOREHOUSE COVERED WITH EARTH AND VEGETATION ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. A CAMOUFLAGED AMMUNITION STOREHOUSE COVERED WITH EARTH AND VEGETATION AND INVISIBLE FROM THE SEA. THE SMALL AMMUNITION TRUCKS ARE IN FRONT OF A BUILDING USED BY JAPANESE TO...108387
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-05. A CHALLENGE ISSUED BY MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES NAVY PT BOATS WAS ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-05. A CHALLENGE ISSUED BY MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES NAVY PT BOATS WAS ACCEPTED BY MEN OF 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, RESULTING IN A VERY EXCITING SWIMMING COMPETITION AT THE TARAKA...113416
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-05. A CHALLENGE ISSUED BY MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES NAVY PT BOATS WAS ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-05. A CHALLENGE ISSUED BY MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES NAVY PT BOATS WAS ACCEPTED BY MEN OF 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, RESULTING IN A VERY EXCITING SWIMMING COMPETITION AT THE TARAKA...113412
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. A LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED BEING UNLOADED BY TROOPS OF 2/4TH COMMANDO ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. A LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED BEING UNLOADED BY TROOPS OF 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON DURING UNIT OPERATIONS OF CLEARING JAPANESE STRAGGLERS FROM THE AREA. A LANDING CRAFT MECHANI...108393
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-12. A PARADE WAS HELD FOR THE PRESENTATION BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-12. A PARADE WAS HELD FOR THE PRESENTATION BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) SIR LESLIE J. MORSHEAD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 1 CORPS, OF HONOURS AND AWARDS WON BY MEMBERS OF 26...113698
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. A PATROL FROM 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON FOUND TWO 7.5CM DUTCH COASTAL ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. A PATROL FROM 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON FOUND TWO 7.5CM DUTCH COASTAL DEFENCE GUNS (KRUPP ESSEN MADE 1913). SHOWN ONE OF THE TWO CONCRETE AMMUNITION LOCKERS BUILT INTO THE EM...108381
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-16. A VICTORY BANQUET WAS HELD AT HQ 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. SHOWN, THE ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-16. A VICTORY BANQUET WAS HELD AT HQ 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. SHOWN, THE COOKS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE BANQUET DELICACIES. COOKS FROM 2/4TH CAVALRY COMMANDO SQUADR...114298
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. A TANK MANNED BY 13 TROOP, 2/9 ARMED REGIMENT PERSONNEL MOVES ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. A TANK MANNED BY 13 TROOP, 2/9 ARMED REGIMENT PERSONNEL MOVES UP TO HORSESHOE KNOLL PAST MEN OF THE 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON WHO ARE ALSO MOVING UP TO SUPPORT D COMPAN...089406
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-11. 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON TROOPS OUTSIDE THE GUTTED DUTCH BANK. ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-11. 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON TROOPS OUTSIDE THE GUTTED DUTCH BANK. SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE UNIT, KILLED IN ACTION ON 1945-05-04, ARE BURIED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING. T...089593
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-11. NATIVES PUT TO WORK BY NICA (NETHERLAND INDIES CIVIL ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-11. NATIVES PUT TO WORK BY NICA (NETHERLAND INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION) TO HELP CLEAR UP IN THE WRECKED TARAKAN OILFIELDS AREA WHICH 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON TROOPS FOUGH...089594
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. NO. 4 SECTION, B TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, TROOPS MOVING ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. NO. 4 SECTION, B TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, TROOPS MOVING THROUGH THE WRECKED AND BURNT OUT TARAKAN OILFIELD, AFTER MOVING THROUGH D COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTA...089412
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. TROOPER R.C. DONNELLEY, (1), AND CORPORAL C.C. DONNELLEY, ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. TROOPER R.C. DONNELLEY, (1), AND CORPORAL C.C. DONNELLEY, (2), MEMBERS OF THE 2/4 COMMANDO REGIMENT, CROUCHING IN A FOXHOLE TO AVOID SNIPER FIRE.089446
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Tarakan Island, Borneo. 1945-05-04. View of Tarakan Hill looking north from an oilfield boiler ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Tarakan Island, Borneo. 1945-05-04. View of Tarakan Hill looking north from an oilfield boiler house. This area was captured by the 2/4th Cavalry Commando Squadron, AIF, about three hours before the p...089416
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. CAPE DJOEATA, NOW OCCUPIED BY MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. CAPE DJOEATA, NOW OCCUPIED BY MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, AS SEEN FROM A LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED ON ITS WAY BACK TO LINGKAS BEACH.108401
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 21 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM C COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, ABOARD ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
TARAKAN ISLAND. 21 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM C COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, ABOARD A JEEP AND TRAILER ON THE LAST STAGES OF A PATROL THROUGH 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSO...109982
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 18 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON MOVING PAST THE BURNT OUT TANKS ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 18 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON MOVING PAST THE BURNT OUT TANKS AND BUILDINGS OF THE DJOEATA OILFIELDS.109508
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-24. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) J.H. MITCHELL (1), LAC V.E. LIGHT (2), AND ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-24. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) J.H. MITCHELL (1), LAC V.E. LIGHT (2), AND FLIGHT SERGEANT B.A. BOATTER (3), MEMBERS OF THE RAAF, AND TROOPER H.L. BURDEN, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON...108201
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-11. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE J. MORSHEAD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-08-11. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE J. MORSHEAD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 1ST CORPS, VISITED 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE TO INVEST MEMBERS OF THE UNIT WHO HAVE WON HONOURS AND AWARDS...113462
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. LIEUTENANT J. J. T. MAYFIELD, C TROOP, 9 SECTION AND CAPTAIN N. T. ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. LIEUTENANT J. J. T. MAYFIELD, C TROOP, 9 SECTION AND CAPTAIN N. T. NICOLAY, OFFICER IN CHARGE, C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, CHECKING A SMALL WOODEN PIER AT CAPE DJOEAT...108382
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, INSPECTING ONE OF THE ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, INSPECTING ONE OF THE 7.5CM DUTCH COASTAL DEFENCE GUNS OVERLOOKING THE BEACH AT CAPE DJOEATA AFTER THEY HAD DRIVEN THE JAPANESE...108396
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON INSPECTING ONE OF THE ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON INSPECTING ONE OF THE 7.5CM DUTCH COASTAL DEFENCE GUNS OVERLOOKING THE BEACH AT CAPE DJOEATA AFTER THEY HAD DRIVEN THE JAPANESE ...108395
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, WHO ARE ON PATROL IN THE ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, WHO ARE ON PATROL IN THE CAPE DJOEATA AREA, EXAMINING A CAMOUFLAGED CONCRETE BUILDING FOUND TO CONTAIN A LARGE ELECTRIC POWER G...108388
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-06-21. MEMBERS OF NO 6 SECTION, B TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, COMMANDED BY ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-06-21. MEMBERS OF NO 6 SECTION, B TROOP, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, COMMANDED BY SX21834 LIEUTENANT (LT) H M STANFORD (5) DISPLAYING ONE OF THEIR TROPHIES ON THEIR RETURN TO CAMP FROM...109980
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF 57TH BATTERY, 2/7TH FIELD REGIMENT, CARRYING THE BODY OF ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF 57TH BATTERY, 2/7TH FIELD REGIMENT, CARRYING THE BODY OF TROOPER KAYES, C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, ABOARD THE LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED FOR TRANSPORT TO LI...108394
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF 57TH BATTERY, 2/7TH FIELD REGIMENT, COLLECTED JAPANESE ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF 57TH BATTERY, 2/7TH FIELD REGIMENT, COLLECTED JAPANESE AMMUNITION FOR DUMPING AT SEA AFTER THE AREA WAS CLEARED OF JAPANESE BY MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO...108398
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF 57TH BATTERY, 2/7TH FIELD REGIMENT, COLLECTED JAPANESE ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. MEMBERS OF 57TH BATTERY, 2/7TH FIELD REGIMENT, COLLECTED JAPANESE AMMUNITION FOR DUMPING AT SEA AFTER THE AREA WAS CLEARED OF JAPANESE BY MEMBERS OF C TROOP, 2/4TH COMMANDO...108399
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. MEMBERS OF 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON MOVING CAREFULLY ACROSS A FLIMSY ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. MEMBERS OF 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON MOVING CAREFULLY ACROSS A FLIMSY LOG BRIDGE DURING A UNIT PATROL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: LANCE-CORPORAL V. G. NORTON, C TROOP HQ (1); ...108374
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. ONE OF TWO 7.5CM KRUPP ESSEN DUTCH COASTAL DEFENCE GUNS (MADE 1913) ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. ONE OF TWO 7.5CM KRUPP ESSEN DUTCH COASTAL DEFENCE GUNS (MADE 1913) TAKEN BY A PATROL COMPRISING MEMBERS OF 8TH SECTION AND C TROOP HQ, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, WHICH PENET...108378
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. ONE OF TWO 7.5CM KRUPP ESSEN DUTCH COASTAL DEFENCE GUNS (MADE 1913) ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. ONE OF TWO 7.5CM KRUPP ESSEN DUTCH COASTAL DEFENCE GUNS (MADE 1913) TAKEN BY A PATROL COMPRISING MEMBERS OF 8TH SECTION AND C TROOP HQ, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON, WHICH PENET...108379
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-06-21. REAR VIEW OF END OF MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM C COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-06-21. REAR VIEW OF END OF MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM C COMPANY, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING ALONG THE BED OF A SMALL CREEK ON THEIR WAY TO RECCE HILL 90, VIA MAPLE FEATURE, WHER...109981
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. TELESCOPIC SIGHT BELONGING TO A 7.5 DUTCH COASTAL DEFENCE GUN (KRUPP ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. TELESCOPIC SIGHT BELONGING TO A 7.5 DUTCH COASTAL DEFENCE GUN (KRUPP ESSEN, MADE 1913). PICTURED ARE TROOPER G. A. MCGOWAN (1) AND CAPTAIN N. T. NICOLAY (2) MEMBERS OF A PA...108377
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. THE PATROL FROM 8 SECTION AND C TROOP HQ, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-27. THE PATROL FROM 8 SECTION AND C TROOP HQ, 2/4TH COMMANDO SQUADRON MOVING NORTH ALONG THE TELEGRAPH TRACK BETWEEN TALL TIMBER TO CAPE DJOEATA.108375
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. THE VIEW LOOKING NORTH EAST ALONG THE BEACH AT CAPE DJOEATA SHOWING ...
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TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-28. THE VIEW LOOKING NORTH EAST ALONG THE BEACH AT CAPE DJOEATA SHOWING OLD DUTCH BEACH LANDING OBSTACLES IN THE FORM OF A DOUBLE ROW OF WOODEN POSTS ABOUT TEN FEET HIGH. SOME ...108384