sentences:  Graduates were posted to the Australian landing ships "Kanimbla", "Manoora", and "Westralia", each of which had a beach party as part of its complement.These beach parties saw little action, as the valuable landing ships were rarely risked in forward areas in 1943.An eight-man RAN beach party under the command of Lieutenant Commander J. M. Band, RANR, participated in the Battle of Scarlet Beach.