14-32nd Battalion at Cutarp (AWM image 084320)
Soldiers from the Australian 14th/32nd Infantry Battalion's headquarters company at Cutarp Plantation, in Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, December 1944
36th Infantry Batallion in Hoskins
A Company, 36th Battalion troops in Cape Hoskins, New Britain.
36th Infantry Batallion unloading
A Company, 36th Battalion troops being assisted by natives in Cape Hoskins, New Britain.
37-52 Battalion soldiers crossing a river in New Britain
GAZELLE PENINSULA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05-15. TROOPS OF A COMPANY, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, CROSSING A RIVER DURING THE LAST DAY OF THEIR TREK FROM RILE TO MAVELU, OPEN BAY. ATER CROSSING THE MAVELO RIVER THEY A... More
Amph tank (AWM 099057) - Australia in World War Two
A Japanese Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank coming ashore after trials carried out by members of 2/4 Armoured Regiment in Talili Bay, Rabaul, New Britain.
Amph tank 2 (AWM 096634) - Australia in World War Two
Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 096634 Sourced from: http:///database/collection.asp Copyright: The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in 194... More
Aust ships Cape Gloucester (106687)
HMAS Australia and HMAS Arunta bombarding Cape Gloucester viewed from HMAS Shropshire
Australian officers with surrendered Type 97 Chi-Ha on Rapopo Airstrip
Rapopo Airstrip, New Britain - Officers of 2/4 Armoured Regiment sitting on a Japanese Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank which bears the insignia of a Japanese commanding officer. Following the surrender of the Japan... More
Cape Hoskins, before Battlle of Open Bay (colour)
Cape hoskins with 36th Infantry Australian Battalion and the dutch troopship "Swartenhondt" in the background. Colorized photograph.
Cape Hoskins, before Battlle of Open Bay
Cape hoskins with 36th Infantry Australian Battalion and the dutch troopship "Swartenhondt" in the background.
Captured Japanese Type96 25mm AA Gun
Captain L.W. McGlynn, Lieutenant J.P. Connors, Lieutenant-Colonel O.C. Isaachsen, and Lieutenant A.K. Eedy with a captured Japanese Type96 25mm AA Gun in Hoskins.
Japanese stronghold in Rabaul (colour)
Español: Japanese bunker near Rabaul. Colorized photograph. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Japanese stronghold in Rabaul. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Español: Japanese bunker near Rabaul Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Map of Australian operations on New Britain October 1944-March 1945
A map of Australian operations in central New Britain between October 1944 and March 1945
New Britain map Long p 243 - Public domain map
Map of New Britain, 1944
Remains of Australian soldiers at Tol plantation (AWM P09455.001)
Remains of victims of the Tol Massacre, which occurred at Tol plantation, Henry Reid Bay, New Britain, 4 February 1942. The remains were discovered by Australian troops ca March 1945. No precise date (day or mo... More
US Army unloading in Hoskins - Australia in World War Two
A Company, 36th Battalion troops in Cape Hoskins, New Britain. A wrecked Japanese wooden hulled lugger is depicted on the left.
War correspondent Jim O'Connor in New Britain during 1945
War correspondent Jim O'Connor of the Melbourne 'Argus' newspaper on New Britain. He is carrying his personal equipment, including his typewriter in his left hand.
LVT in mud at Cape Gloucester
LVT in mud at Cape Gloucester
Marines at Cape Gloucester
Moving off the ramp of a Coast Guard-manned landing craft, Marines move ashore on D-Day at Cape Gloucester - Operation Dexterity
Japanese flags are displayed by the weary Marines
Japanese flags are displayed by the weary Marines who captured them, as elements of Combat Team C leave the front lines after 23 days of fighting - Operation Dexterity
PT's patrolling off coast of New Guinea
A U.S. Navy PT-boat patrolling off coast of New Guinea, 1943.
Lieutenant General Yasushi Sakai
Lieutenant General Yasushi Sakai, commanding general of the 17th Division, maintained his headquarters at Cape Hoskins.
Beach at Cape Gloucester
Original caption: "Marines hit three feet of rough water as they leave their LST to take the beach at Cape Gloucester, New Britain."
Japanese Ground Dispositions
Japanese Ground Dispositions - Bismarck Archipelago - 30 November 1943
Japanese Withdrawal Routes in West New Britain
Japanese Withdrawal Routes from western New Britain used during the military campaign there between January and March 1944
Rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey
Rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, USN (2nd from right) with other officers at Hollandia, New Guinea, November 1944. Those present are (from left to right): Lieutenant May; Rear Admiral Arthur D. Struble; Rear Adm... More
A japanese soldier in a burrow
A japanese soldier in a burrow - Corporal Shigeto literally had to be dug out of his position in the jungle of Cape Gloucester
Tanks and men are heading for the Cape Gloucester airdrome
Tanks and men are heading for the Cape Gloucester airdrome. The tanks protected the infantry and the infantry protected the tanks as the 1st Marines kept the airdrome drive going
USS LST-66 disembarks troops during invasion of Cape Gloucester
Public domain photograph related to navy, naval warfare, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
