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  1. 'Independent Company' Documentary – a Neglected Visual Record of The Timor Campaign

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

    By Edward Willis,
    • 1 reply
    • 4.1k views

  3. ‘IMPOSSIBLE TO RESIST’ – JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMPS FOR PORTUGUESE RESIDENTS IN THE LIQUICA-MAUBARA AREA DURING WWII

    By Edward Willis,
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    • 2.8k views

  4. ‘MERCIFUL JOURNEY’ – LIEUTENANT MARSDEN HORDERN, RAN, FAIRMILE PATROL BOATS ML814 AND 815 AND OPERATION ‘MOSQUITO’ – DARWIN TO THE SOUTH COAST OF PORTUGUESE TIMOR – AUGUST 1-3 1943

    By Edward Willis,
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    • 2.9k views

  5. ‘What the bloody hell is happening in Portuguese Timor’ -- INVESTIGATION MISSION TO DILI -- 8 January 1942

    By Edward Willis,
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    • 7.1k views

  6. "Bob's Farm Evacuation Camp: little-known link between Portuguese Timor and Newcastle, NSW, in World War II" [1] Jude Conway

    By Edward Willis,
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  7. “FEW SOLDIERS IN HISTORY CAN CLAIM TO HAVE DONE MORE THAN THAT” – THE STORY OF NEVIL SHUTE’S “INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER” TO BERNARD CALLINAN’S “INDEPENDENT COMPANY”

    By Edward Willis,
    • 2 replies
    • 4.9k views

  8. “TIMOR EVACUATION”: A STORY FROM THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL’S CLASSIC PUBLICATION “AS YOU WERE!”

    By Edward Willis,
    • 1 reply
    • 724 views

  9. 2/2 Commando Association Safaris

    By Edward Willis,
    • 1 reply
    • 7.2k views

  10. 2/2 Independent Company Memorial Rocky Creek War Memorial Park, Atherton Tableland, Queensland

    By Edward Willis,
    • 1 reply
    • 4.7k views

  11. 75 Years On - 2/40 - the 'Doomed Battalion' - Men from the 2/40 who fought on with the Doublereds in Portuguese Timor

    By Edward Willis,
    • 0 replies
    • 10k views

  12. 75 YEARS ON - ART AND PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL COLLECTION RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGUESE TIMOR – CHARLES BUSH AND KEITH DAVIS

    By Edward Willis,
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    • 7.4k views

  13. 75 YEARS ON - CHRISTMAS DAY IN DILI, DECEMBER 25 1941

    By Edward Willis,
    • 1 reply
    • 6.3k views

  14. 75 YEARS ON - DAVID ROSS (1902-1984) – DIPLOMAT AND SPY

    By Edward Willis,
    • 1 reply
    • 7.8k views

  15. 75 Years On - No. 2 Independent Company Departs Timor

    By Edward Willis,
    • 0 replies
    • 7.3k views

  16. 75 Years On - The Arrival of the No. 4 Independent Company and the Wreck of the Voyager - 23 September 1942

    By Edward Willis,
    • 0 replies
    • 7.1k views

  17. 75 YEARS ON - THE AUSTRALIAN AND DUTCH LANDINGS AT DILI, 17-20 DECEMBER 1941

    By Edward Willis,
    • 0 replies
    • 6.9k views

  18. 75 YEARS ON - THE THREE SPURS CAMP AND THE AMMUNITION DUMP EXPLOSION - FEBRUARY 25, 1942

    By Edward Willis,
    • 1 reply
    • 5.1k views

  19. 75 YEARS ON - THE TIMOR FERRY SERVICE

    By Edward Willis,
    • 0 replies
    • 6.6k views

  20. 75 Years On - Winnie The War Winner – Mape, Portuguese Timor - April 20, 1942

    By Edward Willis,
    • 0 replies
    • 7.3k views

  21. 80 YEARS ON - EXPLORING AROUND DILI, DECEMBER 1941-FEBRUARY 1942

    By Edward Willis,
    • 1 reply
    • 8.9k views

  22. 80 YEARS ON - SPARROW FORCE DEPARTS FROM DARWIN FOR KOEPANG, DUTCH TIMOR – 10 DECEMBER 1941

    By Edward Willis,
    • 0 replies
    • 9.4k views

  23. 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,
    • 0 replies
    • 3.8k views

  24. A TRIBUTE TO COLIN DOIG

    By Edward Willis,
    • 1 reply
    • 4.2k views

  25. ALAS - MANUFAHI DISTRICT - WWII IN EAST TIMOR - AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY SITE AND TRAVEL GUIDE

    By Edward Willis,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.9k views
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