35th Battalion (New Zealand)
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The 35th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Military Forces, which served in the Pacific theatre of the Second World War from 1941 to 1944. Attached to the 14th Brigade, the battal
Soldiers of 3rd New Zealand Division land on Vella Lavella, in the Solomon Islands, 17 September 1943
Soldiers of 3rd New Zealand Division loading 'Landing Craft, Infantry' ships on Vella Lavella, in preparation for landing at Nissan Island, 1944
The Battle of Vella Lavella was fought from 15 August – 6 October 1943 between the Empire of Japan and the Allied forces from New Zealand and the United States at the end of the New Georgia campaign.
35th Battalion (New Zealand)
…2nd New Zealand Division as reinforcements. Several awards for gallantry were made to members of 35th Battalion, all for actions performed during the Battle of Vella Lavella. Seaward was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership of the battalion during the battle while Sergeant Thomas Walsh was awarded the…
US troops on Vella Lavella, mid-September 1943
Destroyers forming part of the escort screen protecting the US invasion force, 15 August 1943
4th Marine Defense Battalion artillery at Barakoma Airfield.