Battle of Slater's Knoll
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The Battle of Slater's Knoll was fought between Australian and Japanese forces on Bougainville Island during the Second World War. Part of the Bougainville campaign, the battle occurred as a force of
The view forward from Australian positions on Slater's Knoll, Bougainville, 5 April 1945
Men from the 61st Infantry Battalion patrol along the Mosigetta River on Bougainville in March 1945 in the lead up to the Battle of Slater's Knoll.
Matilda II tanks of the Australian 2/4th Armoured Regiment advancing towards Slater's Knoll on 30 March 1945
Japanese killed during the final assault on Slater's Knoll are buried the day after the battle
Reg Rattey
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Reginald Roy Rattey, VC was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British or Commonwealth arme
Reg Rattey, c. 1945
Rattey (3rd from left) meets King George VI at the Victory Parade in London, in June 1946.
Rattey's medals