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TYPES OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS AMONG THE SICK AND WOUNDED WHO ARE AWAITING EVACUATION FROM NUMA NUMA ...
Photograph
Maker: Freeman, William Harry
TYPES OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS AMONG THE SICK AND WOUNDED WHO ARE AWAITING EVACUATION FROM NUMA NUMA TO TOROKINA. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY FROM HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS HAVE ARRIVED AT NUMA N...097017
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Type 97 wireless telephone : Imperial Japanese Navy
Technology
Olive green Type 97 Lightweight Wireless Telephone (radio set). Manufacturer's Type YT-189. UZ-31MC marked internally below valve. Tuning and selector knobs on left side. Mounting bracket for aerial? ...REL28786.001
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Unidentified Pioneers working with the 57/60 Infantry Battalion crossing the Hongorai River to ...
Photograph
Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
Unidentified Pioneers working with the 57/60 Infantry Battalion crossing the Hongorai River to clear the track behindadvancing infantry to allow transport through with supplies.092280
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Unloading boats at Torokina
Art
Maker: Herman, Sali
The artist painted this picture because it shows a scene of important activity and the close co-operation between the Australias and Americans. It shows two landing ships tanks, Torokina, Bougainville...ART22846
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VFX38757 Sister J Rogers, Australian Army Nursing Service (left), with SX9912 Chaplain V F Meyer ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
VFX38757 Sister J Rogers, Australian Army Nursing Service (left), with SX9912 Chaplain V F Meyer (right) going through a list of patients at the 2/1st General Hospital to determine those of the Church...079751
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Vice Admiral Japanese Imperial Navy
Art
Maker: Casey, Gordon Brown
Portrait of Vice Admiral of the Japanese Imperial Navy of the Marine Section, Tomoshiga Samejima.ART94052
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Victory Medal : Sergeant R W Moffatt, 17 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL34728.004
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VX141784 CORPORAL ALBERT DONALD BASSETT DCM, AIF. WHILST A MEMBER OF 57/60TH BATTALION, AMF, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
VX141784 CORPORAL ALBERT DONALD BASSETT DCM, AIF. WHILST A MEMBER OF 57/60TH BATTALION, AMF, SERVING ON BOUGAINVILLE IN 1945 CORPORAL BASSETT'S PLATOON WAS ENCIRCLED BY THE ENEMY AT TRACK JUNCTION. HE...044978
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VX11580 Lieutenant J Deacon, second from left (1) having his jaw wound dressed by Q16901 Private ...
Photograph
Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
VX11580 Lieutenant J Deacon, second from left (1) having his jaw wound dressed by Q16901 Private C Manley, left (2) at the unit Rgimental Aid Post during an attack on enemy positions on Little George ...077320
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VX144798 PRIVATE WILLIAM RAYMOND BLOCK, 26 INFANTRY BATTALION (4), AT THE REGIMENTAL AID POST, ...
Photograph
VX144798 PRIVATE WILLIAM RAYMOND BLOCK, 26 INFANTRY BATTALION (4), AT THE REGIMENTAL AID POST, 2/3 CONVALESCENT DEPOT, HAS A FOOT DRESSING APPLIED BY PRIVATE O.W. SEIDEL, REGIMENTAL AID POST ORDERLY (...091282
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VX104461 Sergeant (Sgt) Jack Allan Charles Knight (right)) and VX147137 Pte Francis Cyril Barr ...
Photograph
Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
VX104461 Sergeant (Sgt) Jack Allan Charles Knight (right)) and VX147137 Pte Francis Cyril Barr (holding a rifle), both 24 Infantry Battalion troops, on a mine clearing operation. Pte Knight operates a...092493
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(VX117109/V40104) Donald James Simonson MC, as a captain, platoon commander 39th Battalion, interviewed by Harry Martin for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Sound
Maker: Simonson, Donald James (Don)
Interview includes discussion of: birth, education and family details; father’s service in First World War; cadets and militia; called up and joining 39th Battalion in PNG; SS Aquitania; troops badly ...S00503
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Wallace, C D (Signal Sergeant )
Private Record
Maker: Wallace, C D
Typed letter written by Sergeant Colin David Wallace (QX28668) describing experiences while serving with 2/11 Field Regt. on Bougainville, plus 36 reprinted photographs with captions and 1 photocopied...PR01628
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Wallet 1 of 1 - Letters from Leonard Stanley Marquis to his mother, Amy Edith Marquis, 1945
Digitised Collection
Maker: Marquis, Leonard Stanley
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 26405 Flying Officer Leonard Stanley Marquis, Royal Australian Air Force, Allied Translator and Interpreter Service, Pacific Islands and HMAS Dia...AWM2020.22.218
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WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM A COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY ...
Photograph
WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM A COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING THROUGH AN OLD NATIVE GARDEN AFTER SEARCHING THE JAPANESE HUTS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL AR...079099
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WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM A COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY ...
Photograph
WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM A COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING THROUGH AN OLD NATIVE GARDEN AFTER SEARCHING THE JAPANESE HUTS IN THE WARAPA AREA. IDEN...079100
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WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. QX55360 PRIVATE J. WILSON (1) AND Q102388 PTE F.J. ...
Photograph
WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. QX55360 PRIVATE J. WILSON (1) AND Q102388 PTE F.J. KELLY (2) 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MOUNTING THEIR VICKERS GUN ON THE COMPANY PERIMETER IN PREPARATION FO...079101
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WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION ...
Photograph
WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING OUT ON A PATROL.079096
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WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION ...
Photograph
WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING OUT ON A PATROL IN THE AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q28352 PRIVATE C.H. EMBREY (1); SX39025 PTE ...079097
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WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF NO.8 PLATOON, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION ...
Photograph
WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF NO.8 PLATOON, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION SEARCHING THE HEADQUARTERS, OF THE 2ND BN 13TH JAPANESE INFANTRY REGIMENT WHICH THEY CAPTURED DURING A DAW...079098
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WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION ENJOYING A ...
Photograph
WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION ENJOYING A DRINK OF TEA ON THEIR RETURN FROM A PATROL IN THE WARAPA AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q28630 PRIVATE ...079103
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WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION SEATED ON A ...
Photograph
WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION SEATED ON A LARGE TREE FALLEN BY THE JAPANESE AS A ROAD BLOCK, WHILE ENJOYING A CUP OF TEA ON THEIR RETURN FROM A PA...079102
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WATER POINT, PURIATA RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08.
Photograph
WATER POINT, PURIATA RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08.P00071.008
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Webber, Eric (Chaplain, 2/1st AGH, AIF d.1970)
Private Record
Maker: Webber, Eric
EXTENSIVE CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED BY PADRE WEBBER FROM NEXT OF KIN OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED AT 2/1ST AGH IN NEW GUINEA AND BOUGAINVILLE, 1942-1945. MOSTLY OF A PERSONAL NATURE, THE LETTERS DISCUSS THE...PR84/360
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Webb, Ronald Stanley (Captain, b.1919 - d.2011)
Private Record
Maker: Webb, Ronald Stanley
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX117021 (N39299) Captain Ronald Stanley Webb, Headquarters, II Australian Corps, Bougainville, c. August - September 1945. Oversized Wallet 1 o...PR00732
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Wedding portrait of VX89386 Sergeant (Sgt) Charles Henry Schurr and Dulcie Pedder. A shed hand ...
Photograph
Maker: Zaetta, Frank
Wedding portrait of VX89386 Sergeant (Sgt) Charles Henry Schurr and Dulcie Pedder. A shed hand from Irymple, Vic, Sgt Schurr enlisted with 7th Infantry Battalion in June 1942. He died of wounds on Bou...P06341.001
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"Wokira" Native Police Boy
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Portrait depicting "Wokira", native police boy, New Guinea Constabulary, Bougainville, NewART26059
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Women and children clear away vines and timber after the men have cut down the trees. The village ...
Photograph
Women and children clear away vines and timber after the men have cut down the trees. The village construction is under the supervision of ANGAU. The local people, evacuated from Japanese held territo...093010
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Wooden surrender block from Japanese Army officer's sword
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Small block of wood with Japanese characters which indicate that the sword was carried by Yoshinori Nonaka who served with the Japanese 6th Division HQ (South East). On the reverse is handwritten in i...REL37380.002
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WX2773 Sapper McKinnon (1) and WX15917 Lance Corporal Norman McKenzie Treloar, 2/2nd Forestry ...
Photograph
WX2773 Sapper McKinnon (1) and WX15917 Lance Corporal Norman McKenzie Treloar, 2/2nd Forestry Company, usng a crosscut saw to fell a large tree.077032
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Zeitz, Lynette
Manuscript
Maker: Zeitz, Lynette
MA Thesis "No Half-Hearted Soldiers: the Japanese Army's experience of defeat in the South West Pacific, 1942-1945" examining the experience of Japanese soldiers of lower ranks to provide an understan...MSS1507