Waitavolo

Date from 05 March 1945
Date to 07 March 1945
Category Battle honours
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

This honour was awarded for participation in the offensive operations that led to the capture of a series of Japanese positions in the Waitavolo area, east of the Wulwut River, near Henry Reid Bay, part of Wide Bay, New Britain. With the capture of Waitavolo, major aggressive operations against the Japanese ceased, and the Australian campaign on the island was largely limited to patrolling across the Gazelle Peninsula.

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