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  1. THE ALAIN GERBAULT STORY

    By Edward Willis,
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  2. SAME SADDLE - AINARO DISTRICT - WWII IN EAST TIMOR - AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY SITE AND TRAVEL GUIDE

    By Edward Willis,
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  3. BETANO - MANUFAHI DISTRICT - WWII IN EAST TIMOR - AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY SITE AND TRAVEL GUIDE

    By Edward Willis,
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  4. ALAS - MANUFAHI DISTRICT - WWII IN EAST TIMOR - AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY SITE AND TRAVEL GUIDE

    By Edward Willis,
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  5. MONUMENT TO SANCHO DA SILVA (1917-1997) -TIMORESE Z SPECIAL OPERATIVE - NEAR OSSU

    By Edward Willis,
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  6. THE JAPANESE LANDING AT DILI – 19TH-20TH FEBRUARY 1942 – A PORTUGUESE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT - CARLOS CAL BRANDÃO

    By Edward Willis,
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  7. Escape From Timor – How Four Men Made It Back To Darwin After The Japanese Invasion of Portuguese Timor – Arnold Webb's and Des Lilya's Stories

    By Edward Willis,
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  8. THE MILITARY HISTORY SECTION TEAM’s PATROL TO THE EASTERN END OF PORTUGUESE TIMOR, 29 December 1945 – 9 January 1946

    By Edward Willis,
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  9. THE ARMIDALE TRAGEDY AND HEROIC TEDDY SHEEAN

    By Edward Willis,
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  10. WWII IN EAST TIMOR - AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY SITE AND TRAVEL GUIDE - SITE SURVEY EXERCISE COMPLETED

    By Edward Willis,
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  11. WWII IN EAST TIMOR - AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY SITE AND TRAVEL GUIDE -- COMPLETING THE REMAINING SITE SURVEY WORK, AUGUST 2022

    By Edward Willis,
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  12. EX 2/2 COMMANDO ASSOCIATION – CIRCULAR TO MEMBERS – 18TH DECEMBER 1946 PRE-CURSOR TO THE ‘COURIER’

    By Edward Willis,
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  13. THE LOSS OF CHARLIE WALLER AND TARZAN YEATES, KILLED IN ACTION, NEAR BOBONARO – 12 AUGUST 1942

    By Edward Willis,
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  14. A STORY OF RECONCILIATION AND REDEMPTION – THE VISIT OF FORMER JAPANESE OFFICER SHOHACHI IWAMURA WHO SERVED IN PORTUGUESE TIMOR TO PERTH IN AUGUST 1993

    By Edward Willis,
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  15. 'WINNIE THE WAR WINNER' – MAPE, PORTUGUESE TIMOR APRIL 20, 1942 -- 80 YEARS ON

    By Edward Willis,
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  16. QUICRAS - MANUFAHI DISTRICT - WWII IN EAST TIMOR AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY SITE AND TRAVEL GUIDE

    By Edward Willis,
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  17. VILA MARIA - ERMERA DISTRICT - WWII IN EAST TIMOR AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY SITE AND TRAVEL GUIDE

    By Edward Willis,
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  18. VALE SENHOR CÂNCIO DOS REIS NORONHA (1923-2022) – TIMORESE Z SPECIAL UNIT VETERAN

    By Edward Willis,
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  19. THE FATE OF THE NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY MEN WHO WERE VICTIMS OF THE RATION TRUCK MASSACRE AND KILLED IN ACTION DEFENDING THE AIRFIELD

    By Edward Willis,
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  20. Ramu Valley Aerial Photographs Taken By Theo Adams

    By Edward Willis,
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  21. CHARLES ‘MOTH’ EATON – AVIATOR AND DIPLOMAT -THE TIMOR CONNECTION

    By Edward Willis,
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  22. ‘What the bloody hell is happening in Portuguese Timor’ -- INVESTIGATION MISSION TO DILI -- 8 January 1942

    By Edward Willis,
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  23. CHRISTMAS DAY IN DILI -- 25 DECEMBER 1941

    By Edward Willis,
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  24. THE OCCUPATION OF DILI BY THE NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY AND THE DUTCH CONTINGENT – PART 2 December 16-20, 1941

    By Edward Willis,
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  25. SPARROW FORCE DEPLOYS FROM DARWIN TO KOEPANG, DUTCH WEST TIMOR 8 – 15 December 1941

    By Edward Willis,
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