Men of the 2/11th Battalion move with great caution in an attack on Japanese positions east of Matapau on 2 January 1945. The day had begun with a Japanese attack on a 2/11th company perimeter. That day, the battalion lost 2 killed and 5 wounded, while killing 14 enemy and wounding many more. It was the beginning of five days of sharp fighting as determined Japanese sought to halt the coastal advance. AWM 078058
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