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A memorial service was held by members of 2/23rd Battalion for fallen comrades. The battalion ...
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A memorial service was held by members of 2/23rd Battalion for fallen comrades. The battalion choir, accompanied by the band, is singing during the service. Chaplain NX93451 Gloster Stuart Udy is on t...113400
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese sailor Bun'ya Yukio on Tarakan, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese sailor's printed silk autographed national flag with numerous signatures and slogans in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish of long-lasting good fortune in war, there is 'Victory. Unse...RELAWM32166
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Dudman, Ronald Harry 'Ron' (Craftsman)
Private Record
Maker: Dudman, Ronald Harry 'Ron'
Collection relating to NX200063 Craftsman Ronald H 'Ron' Dudman, 2/23 Battalion, 1945. It contains a diary written by Dudman covering February to June and some loose pages with diary entries 23-29 Apr...PR04047
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ELBOW FEATURE, TARAKAN. 1945-05-21. THE HIGH RIDGE OCCUPIED BY C COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION ...
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ELBOW FEATURE, TARAKAN. 1945-05-21. THE HIGH RIDGE OCCUPIED BY C COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS, VIEWED FROM AN AUSTER AIRCRAFT. THE MEN ARE DUG IN ALONG THE CREST OF THE FORWARD SLOPE.089978
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JANET FEATURE, TARAKAN. 1945-05-21. A BURNT AREA OF THE FOREST AFTER A DIRECT HIT BY NAPALM BOMBS ...
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JANET FEATURE, TARAKAN. 1945-05-21. A BURNT AREA OF THE FOREST AFTER A DIRECT HIT BY NAPALM BOMBS ON 1945-05-20 BY P 38 LOCKHEED LIGHTNINGS, WHICH SUPPORTED THE FORWARD DRIVES MADE BY 2/23 AND 2/48 IN...089980
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Landing on Tarakan by 26 Australian Infantry Brigade
Film
Maker: Hardy, Douglas Charles
Coverage aboard United States Navy Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 637 transporting units of the 26 Australian Infantry Brigade to Tarakan. Close up of anchor chain coming inboard. Anchor coming up. Unite...F07211
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Members of 8 Platoon, A Company and 15 Platoon C Company, 2/23 Battalion with maps on Mt Api. ...
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Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Members of 8 Platoon, A Company and 15 Platoon C Company, 2/23 Battalion with maps on Mt Api. Identified are: 1. NX110694 Private (Pte) S. Johnston; 2. SX30792 Pte K Pascoe; 3. NX168415 Pte H Goodard;...089509
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Members of 16 Platoon, D Company, 2/23 Infantry Battalion, grouped on Margy Feature. Identified, ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Members of 16 Platoon, D Company, 2/23 Infantry Battalion, grouped on Margy Feature. Identified, standing, left to right: QX26581 Sergeant (Sgt) N McD Smith; unidentified artilleryman; QX46684 Sgt H P...108563
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Members of 13th Battery, 2/7th Field Regiment bringing up sections of a captured Japanese 75mm ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Members of 13th Battery, 2/7th Field Regiment bringing up sections of a captured Japanese 75mm gun which they are to use during the attack on the Japanese positions on Freda Feature in support of 2...108081
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MOROTAI ISLAND. 1945-05-17. CAPTAIN T.S. MONKS, BRITISH BORNEO CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT (1), LIEUTENANT ...
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MOROTAI ISLAND. 1945-05-17. CAPTAIN T.S. MONKS, BRITISH BORNEO CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT (1), LIEUTENANT D.W. ATKINS, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), AND LIEUTENANT J. GREGORY, 17 ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT (3). L...092241
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MOROTAI ISLAND. 1945-05-17. LIEUTENANT S. SMITH, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), WHO LOST AN ARM AT ...
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MOROTAI ISLAND. 1945-05-17. LIEUTENANT S. SMITH, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), WHO LOST AN ARM AT TARAKAN, BEING TREATED BY CAPTAIN F.B. AVELING, AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (2).092238
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MOROTAI. 1945-05-16. LIEUTENANT E.A. ENDERBEY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), WOUNDED ON TARAKAN, ...
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MOROTAI. 1945-05-16. LIEUTENANT E.A. ENDERBEY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), WOUNDED ON TARAKAN, ACTS AS MAIL ORDERLY FOR WARD 10, 2/5 GENERAL HOSPITAL. CAPTAIN F.B. AVELING (2), AND LIEUTENANT M.E. MC...092133
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MOROTAI. 1945-05-17. PRIVATE A.E. BARNES, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), BEING CARRIED OFF THE ...
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MOROTAI. 1945-05-17. PRIVATE A.E. BARNES, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), BEING CARRIED OFF THE LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) WHICH BROUGHT THE WOUNDED FROM TARAKAN ISLAND TO BLUE BEACH. MEMBERS OF 2/12 FIELD...092140
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MOROTAI. 1945-05-17. PRIVATE D.J. MCNAMARA, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), BEING CHECKED OFF THE ...
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MOROTAI. 1945-05-17. PRIVATE D.J. MCNAMARA, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), BEING CHECKED OFF THE LIST BY CORPORAL J. MCKIRDY, 2/12 FIELD AMBULANCE (2). THE WOUNDED FROM TARAKAN ISLAND ARRIVED AT BLUE BE...092138
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MOROTAI. 1945-05-16. STRETCHER BEARERS OF 2/12 FIELD AMBULANCE CARRYING PRIVATE W.G. BOWELL, 2/23 ...
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MOROTAI. 1945-05-16. STRETCHER BEARERS OF 2/12 FIELD AMBULANCE CARRYING PRIVATE W.G. BOWELL, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), DOWN THE RAMP OF LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), DURING UNLOADING AT BLUE BEACH OF T...092136
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Occupation of Tank Knoll, Tarakan
Art
Maker: Browning, George Julian
The first troops on the summit are shown here. They are members of 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion who occupied the hill after landing at Green Beach, Tarakan, Borneo, 1945.ART26032
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PRIVATE D. E. HAILEY (LEFT) AND T. M. CONWAY (RIGHT) MEMBERS OF 2/23RD INFANTRY BATTALION IN ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
PRIVATE D. E. HAILEY (LEFT) AND T. M. CONWAY (RIGHT) MEMBERS OF 2/23RD INFANTRY BATTALION IN THEIR BREN GUN PIT ON THE FORWARD SLOPE OF B COMPANY POSITION DURING THE ATTACK ON THE JAPANESE HELD FREDA ...108076
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SNAGS TRACK, TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-22. TROOPS OF 2/7TH FIELD REGIMENT HAULING CAPTAIN W.J. ...
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SNAGS TRACK, TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-22. TROOPS OF 2/7TH FIELD REGIMENT HAULING CAPTAIN W.J. MORISH UP A TALL JUNGLE TREE SO THAT HE CAN OBSERVE THE FALL OF HIS BATTERY'S SHOTS ON JAPANESE POSITIONS I...108195
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SNAGS TRACK, TARAKAN. 1945-05-20. ONE OF THE 14 TROOP MATILDA MK II TANKS OF 2/9 ARMOURED ...
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SNAGS TRACK, TARAKAN. 1945-05-20. ONE OF THE 14 TROOP MATILDA MK II TANKS OF 2/9 ARMOURED REGIMENT FIRING ITS THREE INCH HOWITZER AT A JAPANESE PILLBOX FORWARD OF C COMPANY 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION POS...089970
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SNAGS TRACK, TARAKAN. 1945-05-20. PRIVATE I. MCARTHUR (1), AND PRIVATE W.J. MANNIX (2), OPERATING ...
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SNAGS TRACK, TARAKAN. 1945-05-20. PRIVATE I. MCARTHUR (1), AND PRIVATE W.J. MANNIX (2), OPERATING NO. 2 MORTAR OF MORTAR PLATOON, FIRING ON MARGIE FEATURE, IN SUPPORT OF C COMPANY 2/23 INFANTRY BATTAL...089971
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SNAGS TRACK, TARAKAN. 1945-05-20. PRIVATE J. LINDSAY (1), HANDING AMMUNITION TO PRIVATE J. BORN ...
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SNAGS TRACK, TARAKAN. 1945-05-20. PRIVATE J. LINDSAY (1), HANDING AMMUNITION TO PRIVATE J. BORN (2). THE MEN, MEMBERS OF THE 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, USE A BURNT OUT 1939 OLDSMOBILE CAR ABANDONED BY J...089972
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STRETCHER BEARERS OF 2/12 FIELD AMBULANCE CARRYING PRIVATE W.G. BOWELL, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION ...
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STRETCHER BEARERS OF 2/12 FIELD AMBULANCE CARRYING PRIVATE W.G. BOWELL, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION DOWN THE RAMP OF A LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) DURING UNLOADING AT BLUE BEACH OF THE WOUNDED FROM TARAKAN I...092137
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SX3394 Bombardier Robert James Schneider, of Booleroo Centre, SA (left) and SX2832 Sergeant ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
SX3394 Bombardier Robert James Schneider, of Booleroo Centre, SA (left) and SX2832 Sergeant Richard Crang, of Wentworth, NSW (right), both members of 13th Battery, 2/7th Filed Regiment, moving along t...108080
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SX3969 Gunner Roy George Proleta, of Port Adelaide, SA (left) and SX11905 Lance Bombardier (later ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
SX3969 Gunner Roy George Proleta, of Port Adelaide, SA (left) and SX11905 Lance Bombardier (later Sergeant) Llewellyn Thomas Williams, of Adelaide, SA (right), both members of 2/7th Field Regiment car...108079
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, ADVANCING BEYOND TANK HILL.
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, ADVANCING BEYOND TANK HILL.090934
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, ADVANCING THROUGH WRECKED OIL ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, ADVANCING THROUGH WRECKED OIL STORAGE TANKS AT TANK HILL.090932
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, AT COMPANY HEADQUARTERS ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, AT COMPANY HEADQUARTERS CONTINUING THE ADVANCE ON TANK HILL.090933
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. A MEMBER OF THE 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION DISCUSSING PRICES WITH A ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. A MEMBER OF THE 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION DISCUSSING PRICES WITH A LOCAL MERCHANT.089498
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-21. A SMOKE BOMB FIRED BY A COMPANY, 2/23 MORTAR PLATOON TO INDICATE TWO ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-21. A SMOKE BOMB FIRED BY A COMPANY, 2/23 MORTAR PLATOON TO INDICATE TWO ATTACKING AIRCRAFT, ENEMY FORCES LOCATED EAST OF THE SESANIP OILFIELD ON JANET FEATURE.089973
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. CHINESE AND MALAYAN REFUGEES AT 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION RETURNING TO ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. CHINESE AND MALAYAN REFUGEES AT 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION RETURNING TO RECEIVE CARE FROM THE NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION (NICA).089116
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-09. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT TAYLOR, RAAF, BOMB DISPOSAL OFFICER, (1), WHOSE ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-09. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT TAYLOR, RAAF, BOMB DISPOSAL OFFICER, (1), WHOSE CREW AND DETECTORS GAVE VALUABLE ASSISTANCE TO C COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, ACCOMPANIES LIEUTENANT...089620
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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, (4), SPEAKING WITH 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS AT A COFFEE ISSUING POINT ...089786
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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, (4), DRINKING COFFEE WITH SENIOR OFFICERS OUTSIDE THE SALVATION ARMY RED SHI...089785
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. HEADQUARTERS 26 INFANTRY BRIGADE JEEPS PAST NATIVES NEAR THE ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. HEADQUARTERS 26 INFANTRY BRIGADE JEEPS PAST NATIVES NEAR THE PIPELINE JETTY IN THE 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION AREA OF BEACH HEAD. LEADING SHIP, TANKS 993 AND 743 UNLOAD IN TH...089110
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS BESIDE A CAPTURED 75 MILLIMETRE ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS BESIDE A CAPTURED 75 MILLIMETRE JAPANESE GUN AT API. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE J.R. NINHAM, (1); PRIVATE K.W. ROBINSON, (2); SAPPER...089506
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS CLIMB MOUNT API, DURING ADVANCEMENT ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS CLIMB MOUNT API, DURING ADVANCEMENT AFTER THE LANDING. OIL STORAGE TANKS ARE SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE J.D....089508
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. MEMBERS OF 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION AT OBSERVATION POST OF SHORE FIRE ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. MEMBERS OF 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION AT OBSERVATION POST OF SHORE FIRE CONTROL, OBSERVING FIRE ACROSS GENELG HIGHWAY ONTO MILKO FEATURE. THE SALVO WAS FIRED FROM A DESTROYER...090889
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. MEN OF A AND B COMPANIES, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, WAITING ON TANK ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. MEN OF A AND B COMPANIES, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, WAITING ON TANK HILL FOR THE ORDERS TO ADVANCE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CAPTAIN J.G. SEDGLEY (1); PRIVATE N. HEFFERNA...090931
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-09. MEN OF C COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION COMING OUT OF THE FRONT ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-09. MEN OF C COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION COMING OUT OF THE FRONT LINE, MOVING SOUTH ALONG ANZAC HIGHWAY, FOR A REST AFTER 9 DAYS CONTINUOUS FIGHTING AND PATROLLING. IDENT...089611
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. MEN OF 17 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, FIRING FROM ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. MEN OF 17 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, FIRING FROM STORE KNOLL TO MILKO FEATURE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PTE R.L. STENTIFORD, BREN GUNNER (1); PTE S.F. ...090888
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. MEN OF 2 PLATOON, HQ COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION FIRING A ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. MEN OF 2 PLATOON, HQ COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION FIRING A VICKERS MACHINE-GUN ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY OF GLENELG HIGHWAY AGAINST A JAPANESE WOOD PECKER (MACHINE-GUN) COVE...090887
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. PART OF A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, CROSSING ONE OF THE ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. PART OF A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, CROSSING ONE OF THE NUMEROUS DITCHES BEYOND TANK HILL.090936
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. PART OF A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. PART OF A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE UNDERGROWTH BEYOND TANK HILL.090935
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. PRIVATE B.S. SMYTHE, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (7), OPERATING AN ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. PRIVATE B.S. SMYTHE, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION (7), OPERATING AN INFANTRY PACK SET, 108 MK III (AUSTRALIA) OUTSIDE THE UNIT TACTICAL HEADQUARTERS ON TANK HILL. IDENTIFIED PE...090930
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. PRIVATE H.M. WILLIAMS, (1), AND WARRANT OFFICER G.L. HART, (2), WITH ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. PRIVATE H.M. WILLIAMS, (1), AND WARRANT OFFICER G.L. HART, (2), WITH AN ORANGOUTANG FOUND UNDER A BUILDING ON TARAKAN WHEN OCCUPIED BY HEADQUARTERS 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION...089766
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. PRIVATE J. HAYWOOD, NO. 9 PLATOON, A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-02. PRIVATE J. HAYWOOD, NO. 9 PLATOON, A COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION BEING CARRIED OUT AFTER RECEIVING A STOMACH WOUND FROM A SNIPER'S BULLET.089114
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. PRIVATE K.W. ROBINSON, (1), AND PRIVATE W.F. MOULDEN, (2), MEMBERS ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. PRIVATE K.W. ROBINSON, (1), AND PRIVATE W.F. MOULDEN, (2), MEMBERS OF C COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, READ THE "TARAKAN TIMES" NEWSHEET.089507
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. PRIVATE N.J. WILSON, HQ COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, MEMBER OF ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. PRIVATE N.J. WILSON, HQ COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION, MEMBER OF A MORTAR DETACHMENT, WAITS FOR A TARGET AT ESSEX RIDGE.089497
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-01. SAPPER C.R. LANGE, 2/13 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-01. SAPPER C.R. LANGE, 2/13 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, MEMBER OF A "BANGALORE TORPEDO" PARTY RESTS ON THE TRAIL APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 MILES FROM THE BEACH WITHIN...089108
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-09. SERGEANT A.J. BUCKLEY, (1), AND CORPORAL S. ONGLEY, (2), BOTH OF ...
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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-09. SERGEANT A.J. BUCKLEY, (1), AND CORPORAL S. ONGLEY, (2), BOTH OF 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINE THE CRUDE HEADSTONES MADE OF JAM TIN LIDS WITH NAMES AND NUMBERS PUNCHED W...089615