ians ▁established ▁a ▁beach head . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Fin sch h afen , ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁advanced ▁alongside ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 7 th ▁Battalion . ▁The ▁batt alion ' s ▁main ▁effort ▁was ▁focused ▁around ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁crossing ▁over ▁the ▁B umi ▁River ▁north west ▁of ▁Fin sch h afen . ▁After ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁been ▁captured , ▁it ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁expand ing ▁the ▁Australian ▁beach head ▁further ▁west ▁towards ▁K um awa ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁drive ▁on ▁S att el berg . ▁For ▁his ▁actions ▁during ▁the ▁batt alion ' s ▁attack ▁around ▁K um awa ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Corpor al ▁William ▁Wood s   – ▁who ▁had ▁destroyed ▁two ▁machine ▁gun ▁positions ▁single hand edly ▁after ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁section ▁had ▁been ▁w ip ed ▁out   – ▁was ▁recommended ▁for ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross , ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion ▁to ▁be ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁award . ▁It ▁was ▁subsequently ▁down grad ed ▁to ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Con duct ▁Medal . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁of ▁rest ▁while ▁S att el berg ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁Brigade , ▁in ▁late ▁November ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁joined ▁the ▁advance ▁to ▁W are o , ▁capt uring ▁N ong ora ▁village , ▁crossing ▁the ▁Song ▁River , ▁and ▁then ▁undert aking ▁pat rol s ▁through ▁the