Australia in the War of 1939-1945

15th Brigade 24th Battalion 26th Brigade 9th Division advance aircraft airfield ambush American ammunition Angau Army arrived artillery attack August Australian barges Bena Bena Bena Bitoi Blamey Bobdubi Bogadjim Capt Captain capture casualties coast Colonel command Creek crossing defences east enemy position fighting Finschhafen fire forward grenades ground Guinea Force guns headquarters Hill Indep Coy Independent Company infantry Japanese Japanese position Jivevaneng July jungle Kaiapit Katika Killed in action Knoll kunai Lababia landing Lieut-Colonel Lieutenant machine-gun Madang Markham Markham Point Markham Valley mortar Moten Mount Tambu move Mubo Nadzab Nassau Bay natives night occupied officer operations ordered Papuan patrol Pimple platoon Port Moresby Rabaul Ramu Regiment reported River road route Saidor Salamaua Sattelberg Savige Scarlet Beach sent September Shaggy Ridge signal spur Squadron supply tanks troops Tsili Valley Vasey Windeyer withdraw Wootten wounded yards