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SS Cape Perpetua
...and Langemak, returning home in April 1944. After another voyage to Manus Island and Sydney, from which she returned in late July, the vessel touched at Sea

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John Francis George Collins
| 1sttransportnote1tran= Port Moresby to Goodenough Island | 1sttransportnote2tran=Goodenough Island to Kiriwina Airfield, on the largest of the Trobriand Islands

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Francis Thomas Briggs
...he was posted on 13 Apr 1945 to ''2AOS'', moving with that unit to Labuan Island, North Borneo. There he remustered as a Driver Motor Transport on 18 May 19

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No. 22 Squadron RAAF
| caption = Arming a Boston aircraft on Noemfoor Island 29 Oct 1944. AWM photo OG1732 ...he Squadron, together with two RAAF fighter squadrons, moved to Goodenough Island.

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No. 30 (City of Sale) Squadron RAAF
...troying a significant number of aircraft. The squadron moved to Goodenough Island in July 1943 to conduct attacks on Japanese supply barges and airfields, re

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No. 100 Squadron RAAF
| caption2 = 100 Squadron staff outside their HQ on Goodenough Island ...1943 onwards, the squadron had a succession of moves, including Goodenough Island, Nadzab, and finally Tadji. Bombing operations against Japanese troop conce

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No. 6 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF
...= May 1945 ^ ACS loading an LST for voyage to Sanga Sanga in the Tawitawi Island group ...ed, and on 16 July, 51 members of the Squadron left Milne Bay by barge for Goodenough, along with two days rations. After the barge became overdue, a search by s

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No. 10 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF
...odenough Island. The former was raised on 1 March 1944 with 54 airmen. The Goodenough detachment commenced operations on 9 Jul 1944. The Goodenough detachment was withdrawn, moving back at Milne Bay on 1 Mar 1945, to await

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No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF
...ield Construction Squadron bulldozer working in a coral quarry at Noemfoor Island during December 1944 ..., the unit made the Tadji strip operational. The next move was to Noemfoor Island, where the Squadron assisted American and British construction units in the

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No. 26 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF
| caption = Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua 11 Apr 1945 AWM P01817.031 ...the unit moved to Werribee and then, in June 1943, it moved to Goodenough Island, New Guinea where it salvaged Beaufort, Kittyhawk, Beaufighter, Spitfire an

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2/5th Australian Field Ambulance
...ptember. In October and November light detachments were sent to Goodenough Island, Wanigela, and Porlock Harbour. With the US advance on Buna stalled, the 18

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20th Australian Employment Company
...y the Milne Bay unit was working on engineering works while the Goodenough Island unit moved to Buna. In January 1944 the unit concentrated at Buna where th

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No. 7 Transport & Movement Office RAAF
...ay in PNG on 3 Jun 1943, with detachments at Port Moresby, Lae, Goodenough Island, Hollandia (Dutch New Guinea) and Tadji. It was disbanded on 26 Apr 1946.

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7th Infantry Division Supply Column
...etachments to Wanigela in December, one to Buna, and another to Goodenough Island while the Company HWQ remained at Milne Bay. They concentrated again at Mil

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37th Australian Switch Board Operating Section
...t a detachment at Milne Bay, and moved the rest of the unit, including the Goodenough detachment moved to Buna. In February 1944 the Milne Bay detachment rejoine

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37th Australian Switchboard Operating Section
...hment remained at Milne Bay, the rest moved to Buna in September where the Goodenough detachment rejoined them. In February 1944 the Milne Bay detachment rejoine

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No. 77 Squadron RAAF
The Squadron moved to Goodenough Island on 15 Jun 1943. From 22 July 1944, several major RAAF raids were made using ...y sh1pping, but strikes were made supporting the Americans on nearby Manus Island. The islands were finally secured on 30 March.

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No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF
.... Separate to the mam effort, a detachment was also situated on Goodenough Island. ...n to Australia, on 17 Apr l944. The remainder of the Squadron followed the Goodenough detachment in late May 1944, arriving at Ransford, Victoria, on l June. Aft

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No. 75 Squadron RAAF
...ns. They returned to Milne Bay in January 1943 before moving to Goodenough Island in July 1943. Three months later the Squadron moved west to Nadzab, where i ...landing forces consolidated on Biak, 75 Squadron began operations from the island, dive bombing Japanese soldiers ensconced in caves and bunkers and interdic

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No. 6 Squadron RAAF
...ron undertook reconnaissance and bombing exercises from Port Jackson, Cabo Island and Cape Byron, in co-operation with the Royal Australian Navy. ...ted submarine near Newcastle. On 23 Aug 1942 the Squadron deployed to Horn Island, North

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