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A group portrait of old 8th Division diggers sailing to Borneo which will bring them 730 miles ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
A group portrait of old 8th Division diggers sailing to Borneo which will bring them 730 miles from Singapore. Some of these troops were torpedoed and sent back to Darwin while sailing to Timor, and a...018624
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A recuperating Able Seaman A. J. Drew of Windsor, Qld, a member of the crew of HMAS Shropshire, ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
A recuperating Able Seaman A. J. Drew of Windsor, Qld, a member of the crew of HMAS Shropshire, who was operated on for appendicitis while the cruiser was sailing in New Guinea waters to take part in ...017111
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At Sea - Australian Coast. A British Royal Marine who took part in the D-Day landing of the ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
At Sea - Australian Coast. A British Royal Marine who took part in the D-Day landing of the Allies in France describes the event to an Australian soldier of the 9th Division 2nd AIF. These forces were...018028
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At Sea, Borneo. 1945. On HMAS Lachlan, Roy Driver, Department of Information photographer filming ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
At Sea, Borneo. 1945. On HMAS Lachlan, Roy Driver, Department of Information photographer filming with his 35mm Bell and Howell Eyemo motion picture cine camera.018559
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Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. A Japanese naval policeman, who was one of many Japanese ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. A Japanese naval policeman, who was one of many Japanese guards who had been instructed to be on duty at the Atsugi airfield during the landing of the first airbor...019079
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Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. Japanese sentries beside fire engines on the edge of the ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. Japanese sentries beside fire engines on the edge of the Atsugi airfield where the American tranpsort planes landed with the first party of occupation troops. 163 ...019074
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Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. Japanese soldiers erected a tent on the edge of the Atsugi ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. Japanese soldiers erected a tent on the edge of the Atsugi airfield. Occupation was affected without incident.019077
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Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. Japanese soldiers marching past a wrecked hangar on the edge ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. Japanese soldiers marching past a wrecked hangar on the edge of the Atsugi airfield.019075
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Atsugi Airfield, Japan. 30 August 1945. The American flag is raised on the top of a hangar at the ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Atsugi Airfield, Japan. 30 August 1945. The American flag is raised on the top of a hangar at the edge of the Atsugi airfield. Note the Japanese soldier in the left foreground.019072
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Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. The first Australian official photographs received following ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. The first Australian official photographs received following the Allied Occupation of Japan. General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, being greeted at the At...019082
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Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. The first Australian official photographs received following ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. The first Australian official photographs received following the Allied Occupation of Japan. General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, alights from a huge tra...019083
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Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. The first Australian official photographs received following ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. The first Australian official photographs received following the Allied Occupation of Japan. Some of the Japanese police who were placed on guard at the Atsugi air...019080
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Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. The heavy toll on Japanese shipping by Allied aircraft ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. The heavy toll on Japanese shipping by Allied aircraft precluded Japan from benefiting from the oilwells captured in the East Indies. When the 11th Airborne Divisi...019084
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Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. This huge sign was erected at the Atsugi aerodrome ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Atsugi Airfield, Japan. August 1945. This huge sign was erected at the Atsugi aerodrome immediately after the Occupation Forces had arrived. It reads: "Atsugi Tokyo Airdrome, Base Operations, 3rd Aird...019078
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Australia. The Department of Information's still photographer, Cliff Bottomley chatting with ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Australia. The Department of Information's still photographer, Cliff Bottomley chatting with movie actor Sabu, draped in ammunition belts, after his arrival. Sabu is now a corporal in the American Air...017577
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Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea. Department of Information photographer Jim Fitzpatrick who secured ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea. Department of Information photographer Jim Fitzpatrick who secured a photographic scoop of three of four Japanese "Suicide" planes crashing as they attempted to attack a...017271
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Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea. Javanese workmen suffering from starvation and Japanese ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea. Javanese workmen suffering from starvation and Japanese ill-treatment, after the capture of Biak.017267
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Borneo. May 1945. An Australian Matilda tank, no. 35243, which was blown up by a Japanese land ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Borneo. May 1945. An Australian Matilda tank, no. 35243, which was blown up by a Japanese land mine along Anzac Avenue. This 25 ton tank was blown 18 feet into the air. Hundreds of mines were laid by ...018471
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Borneo. May 1945. An Australian tank, no. 35243, which was blown up by a Japanese land mine along ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Borneo. May 1945. An Australian tank, no. 35243, which was blown up by a Japanese land mine along Anzac Avenue. This 35 ton tank was blown 18 feet into the air. Hundreds of mines were laid by the Japa...018472
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BORNEO. MAY 1945. BRINGING AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED OUT FROM THE FIRING LINE DOWN DIFFICULT JUNGLE ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
BORNEO. MAY 1945. BRINGING AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED OUT FROM THE FIRING LINE DOWN DIFFICULT JUNGLE TRAILS NEAR THE TARAKAN AIRSTRIP.018470
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Borneo. May 1945. Landing ships, tank (LSTs) 584 and 585 sitting high and dry on the muddy ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Borneo. May 1945. Landing ships, tank (LSTs) 584 and 585 sitting high and dry on the muddy beachhead at Tarakan waiting for the tide to float them off. These muddy beaches were a problem to engineers ...018468
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Borneo. May 1945. Landing ships, tank (LSTs) sitting high and dry on the muddy beachhead at ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Borneo. May 1945. Landing ships, tank (LSTs) sitting high and dry on the muddy beachhead at Tarakan waiting for the tide to float them off. These muddy beaches were a problem to engineers unloading st...018467
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Borneo. May 1945. This twin-barrel 20mm Japanese gun was mounted on rails and run back into the ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Borneo. May 1945. This twin-barrel 20mm Japanese gun was mounted on rails and run back into the tunnel after firing. It was built into an airstrip ridge and fired along Anzac Avenue to impede the Aust...018513
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Borneo. May 1945. Two Australian diggers with a Japanese bayonet mounted on a pole. This ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Borneo. May 1945. Two Australian diggers with a Japanese bayonet mounted on a pole. This implement was used like a spear by the Japanese attacking our positions at night. It enabled them to attack our...018514
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BUT, NEW GUINEA. MAY 1945. FATHER JOHN ALOYSIUS MOGAN OF MELBOURNE, VIC, CELEBRATING MASS FOR 6TH ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
BUT, NEW GUINEA. MAY 1945. FATHER JOHN ALOYSIUS MOGAN OF MELBOURNE, VIC, CELEBRATING MASS FOR 6TH DIVISION TROOPS ON THE EVE OF THE AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEFEAT OF THE JAPANESE FO...018517
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Checking over a lifeboat is B3692 Able Seaman Geoff R. H. Lund of Bundaberg, Qld, on HMAS ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Checking over a lifeboat is B3692 Able Seaman Geoff R. H. Lund of Bundaberg, Qld, on HMAS Shropshire during operations north of Dutch New Guinea when the Allies captured the Japanese held base of Holl...017134
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Commodore J. A. Collins CB, RAN, inspecting hands at Divisions on HMAS Shropshire, during ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Commodore J. A. Collins CB, RAN, inspecting hands at Divisions on HMAS Shropshire, during operations off the Dutch New Guinea coast when the Allies captured the Japanese held base at Hollandia.017130
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Commodore J. A. Collins CB, RAN, on the bridge of HMAS Shropshire holding a pair of binoculars ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Commodore J. A. Collins CB, RAN, on the bridge of HMAS Shropshire holding a pair of binoculars during operations off the New Guinea coast.017129
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Driver, Roy (War correspondent, b.1910 - d.1982)
Private Record
Maker: Driver, Roy
Collection relating to the Second World War experiences of Roy Driver, war correspondent, Korea, Borneo and New Guinea, 1943-1945. Collection consists of five typed documents including three accounts ...AWM2016.853.3
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Driver Tom Costello of Parramatta, NSW, in his 'doover' on board a landing ship, tank (LST) on ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Driver Tom Costello of Parramatta, NSW, in his 'doover' on board a landing ship, tank (LST) on the way to Labuan Island, Brunei Bay, Borneo.018622
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Dutch New Guinea. A burning Japanese dump on the beach at Biak Island after heavy shelling by our ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Dutch New Guinea. A burning Japanese dump on the beach at Biak Island after heavy shelling by our naval craft. The scene was one of desolation when the Allies landed on this former Japanese stronghold...017265
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Dutch New Guinea. A US soldier surveys the coconut palm trees, a scene of desolation after the ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Dutch New Guinea. A US soldier surveys the coconut palm trees, a scene of desolation after the Allied attack on Biak Island. The landing was preceded by heavy naval bombardment.017266
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Dutch New Guinea. Department of Information photographer Jim Fitzpatrick taking photographs from ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Dutch New Guinea. Department of Information photographer Jim Fitzpatrick taking photographs from the crows nest of an Allied vessel engaged in the attack on Biak Island.017270
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Dutch New Guinea. Javanese prisoners of war (POWs) who were employed by the Japanese as labourers ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Dutch New Guinea. Javanese prisoners of war (POWs) who were employed by the Japanese as labourers building roads at Biak Island hold out their hands for food. Eventually they were too weak from starva...017268
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Dutch New Guinea. Two former Javanese prisoners of war (POWs) who were employed by the Japanese ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Dutch New Guinea. Two former Javanese prisoners of war (POWs) who were employed by the Japanese as labourers building roads at Biak Island are assisted to walk by a US soldier. Some were too weak from...017269
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Finisterre Ranges
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Maker: Driver, Roy
25-Pounder guns fire on Japanese positions in the Finisterre Ranges in support of Australian troops. Papuan Infantry Battalion resting in the Ramu Valley after playing their part in the famous drive a...F01872
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For these three men we are sailing in the right direction. Left to right: Driver W. (Bill) Long, ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
For these three men we are sailing in the right direction. Left to right: Driver W. (Bill) Long, New Farm, Qld; Sergeant O. R. Fisher, Annerley, Qld; and Private George Niel. These three proud Brisban...018623
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Hands are washing down the decks of the cruiser HMAS Shropshire, before breakfast, during ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Hands are washing down the decks of the cruiser HMAS Shropshire, before breakfast, during operations north of Dutch New Guinea when the Allies captured the Japanese held base of Hollandia.017132
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HMAS Manoora leading one of the long lines of invasion ships in the convoy taking Australian ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
HMAS Manoora leading one of the long lines of invasion ships in the convoy taking Australian troops to Tarakan.018429
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HMAS Shropshire Captain J. A. Collins CB, addresses his crew on the deck after the cruiser had ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
HMAS Shropshire Captain J. A. Collins CB, addresses his crew on the deck after the cruiser had taken part in the shelling of Hollandia at the time of the Allied landings.017112
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HMAS SHROPSHIRE. ON THE WAY TO ATTACK THE JAPANESE BASE AT HOLLANDIA IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA, MEMBERS ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
HMAS SHROPSHIRE. ON THE WAY TO ATTACK THE JAPANESE BASE AT HOLLANDIA IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA, MEMBERS OF A 4 INCH GUN CREW AT GUNNERY DRILL. ABLE SEAMAN JOHN MOONEY LOADS THE JUG. AT LEFT IS ABLE SEAMAN A...016987
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4 inch guns firing from HMAS Shropshire during its participation in the Allied naval attack on ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
4 inch guns firing from HMAS Shropshire during its participation in the Allied naval attack on Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea.017139
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8 inch guns ready for action on HMAS Shropshire. The sailor on top is operating an Oerlikon ack ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
8 inch guns ready for action on HMAS Shropshire. The sailor on top is operating an Oerlikon ack ack (anti-aircraft) gun during operations north of Dutch New Guinea when the Allies captured the Japanes...017133
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Japan. August 1945. Mr Len Barsdell, Department of Information representative, was one of the ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Japan. August 1945. Mr Len Barsdell, Department of Information representative, was one of the first Australians to land in Japan. He is shown talking to a number of Japanese who were present at the ae...019073
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Japan. August 1945. Three of the first Australians to land in Japan with the Occupation Forces. ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Japan. August 1945. Three of the first Australians to land in Japan with the Occupation Forces. Left to right: Mr Frank Legg, ABC Correspondent; Mr Len Barsdell, Department of Information representati...019076
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Kaden Airstrip, Japan. August 1945. The first Australian official photographs received following ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Kaden Airstrip, Japan. August 1945. The first Australian official photographs received following the Allied Occupation of Japan. A view of the Kaden airstrip at Okinawa preparatory to the hugh transpo...019081
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Labuan Island, Borneo. 26 June 1945. Jack Band, Department of Information photographer with his ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Labuan Island, Borneo. 26 June 1945. Jack Band, Department of Information photographer with his speed graphic camera and Trooper Gerald Honnor of Maitland, SA, sheltering in a ditch from Japanese snip...018706
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Lieutenant Walter Templeton briefing troops around a model map of Tarakan, on board the troopship ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Lieutenant Walter Templeton briefing troops around a model map of Tarakan, on board the troopship HMAS Westralia which was one of the units of the invasion ships which conveyed the 9th Australian Divi...018428
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Looking down on Australian troops grouped around a briefing map of Tarakan on board the ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Looking down on Australian troops grouped around a briefing map of Tarakan on board the troop-ship HMAS Westralia which was one of the units of the invasion ships which conveyed the 9th Australian Div...018430
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Looking down on the deck of a landing ship, tank (LST). Troops erected waterproof sheets and ...
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Looking down on the deck of a landing ship, tank (LST). Troops erected waterproof sheets and two-man-tents on top of trucks and equipment to protect them from the weather during their ten-day stay on ...018620