BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-30. THE BATTLE SCARRED REAR SLOPES OF ARTILLERY HILL WHERE THE 9TH ...

Places	Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Numa Numa Trail, Artillery Hill
Accession Number	078051
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white
Physical description	Black & white
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-30. THE BATTLE SCARRED REAR SLOPES OF ARTILLERY HILL WHERE THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION DEFEATED THE JAPANESE DURING THEIR ATTACK IN THE AREA. AFTER CONSOLIDATING THEIR POSITIONS THEY WERE RELIEVED BY THE 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION.