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LAMARIEN, HENRY REID BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-29. TWO TIMOR VETERANS, NOW MEMBERS OF 2/2 COMMANDO SQUADRON, SERGEANT J. SERVANTE (1) AND SERGEANT R.S. KIRKWOOD (2). SERGEANT SERVANTE OPERATED THE FAMOUS RADIO WHICH FIRST CONTACTED AUSTRALIA FROM TIMOR. SERGEANT KIRKWOOD DID CIPHER WORK ON TIMOR. -
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Faita Area New Guinea, Trooper J P Hallinan and Lance Corporal M L Wheatley, who have just returned from an 8 day patrol through Japanese held territory near Bogadjim. -
R to L Lt Jack Denman, L/Cpl Jack Carey, Trps Syd McKinley, Don Ramshaw, Laurie Maloney and ?? Adams -
FAITA, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-07. MEMBERS OF THE 2/2ND COMMANDO SQUADRON CROSSING A SWING BRIDGE IN THE UNIT HEADQUARTERS AREA. PICTURED HERE ARE: SIGNALMAN H. J. BICKERTON OF TRARALGON, VIC (1); TROOPER N. H. PARKER OF MT HAWTHORNE, WA (2); CORPORAL F. W. BENNETT OF DEE WHY, NSW (3); SIGNALMAN P. J. KELLY OF MURWILLUMBAH, NSW (4); TROOPER E. J. CHAPMAN (5); VX55541 CORPORAL G. B. KENNEDY (6) -
Yara River, New Britain. Group portrait of members of a patrol from the 2/2nd Commando Squadron, AIF, on activities in Henry Reid Bay area while the squadron was based at Lamarien. Identified, left to right, back row: VX59618 Lance Corporal (LCpl) W Wellings; WX13118 LCpl R W Watson; NX49745 Trooper (Tpr) K D Jones; WX13760 Tpr W R Congdon. Middle row: WX12642 Tpr R Wilkerson; NX50133 LCpl F O'Neill; WX10893 Lieutenant R K Palmer; WX9540 Tpr G Rowley. Front row: NX44893 Corporal (Cpl) H R Cullen; WX11951 LCpl J Wicks; WX12136 Tpr G H Strickland; WX12793 Cpl W A Crossing -
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Hi Stephenie Thanks for contacting us re your dad. The info I had came from other sources and now that his file is accessible, I have upgraded his bio. Do you or anyone else in the family have a photo, preferably in uniform, that we could add please. As can be seen in Don Turton's bio Donald Kenton TURTON - WX - 2/2 Commando Association of Australia (doublereds.org.au) Regards Peter
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ANZAC Day 2020. A wreath was laid in Kings Park today to honour our Fathers / Grandfathers / Great Grandfathers. Normally it would have been laid at the State War Memorial but due to the lockdown it was placed on our Memorial in Lovekin Dr. Lest we Forget -
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Timor 1942 L to R WX12590 Frederick William Napier, WX8527 William Taylor -
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Timor 1942 L to R VX28767 William Ernest Tomasetti, NX47265 Henry Joseph Garland -
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Timor 1942 Mixed group. L to R Standing C Chopping, G McKenzie, C Sadler, ??, S Ward, A Elder, C Maher, J Coyle, A Walsh. Front S Sadler, G Rowley, M Wheatley -
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Peter Epps commented on Louis Crossing's gallery image in East Timor
RH man believed to be TX4772 Private Arthur Ernest Butters, ex 2/40th Battalion, joined the unit on Timor as a Private, after the fall of Koepang, approx March 1942. After the campaign on Timor, he embarked with the "D" Platoon, for Australia aboard the Royal Dutch destroyer “Tjerk Hiddes” on 11 Dec 1942. -
L to R Back 1. W Rowan Robinson, 2. J Wicks, 3. W Foot, 4. ?? Cullen, 5. T Crouch. Squat 1 J Carey, 2. ?? Mitchell Front 1. C Beavis, 2. F Cahill, 3. H Sproxton, 4. R Burton, 5. M Lindsay -
Crossing the RAMU River, Near Faita New Guinea on 7 January 1944 after an eight day patrol to Jappa.. L to R VX60789 Les Anderson, WX12281 Tom Towers, WX35333 Len Bagley, NX106310 Jim Hallinan, Back to Camera, NX49475 John Keenahan, ?? Monk, VX47342 Kev Curran, ???, VX38890 Dave Dexter, WX37231 Tom Giles. -
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Peter Epps commented on Chantal Besancon's gallery image in New Guinea
L to R Standing 1. ?? 2. ?? 3. ?? 4. G Laidlaw. 5. ?? 6. J Fox Squat. 1 ?? 2. ?? 3. ?? 4. ?? 5. D Turton. 6. ?? 7. ?? 8. ?? Sit. 1. ?? 2. ?? 3. ?? 4. ?? -
"A" Troop Men and a liberator bomber downed near Faita,
Peter Epps commented on Louis Crossing's gallery image in New Guinea
American Liberator Crashed at FAITI Airstrip New Guinea. L to R WX9540 Trooper Gordon Palgrave Rowley, SX25427 Lieutenant Jack Fox, NX59991 Sergeant Alan Dixon, NX59064 Lance Sergeant Len Edwin Coker -
Commando Campaign Sites – East Timor - Liquica District - Bazar-tete
Peter Epps replied to Edward Willis's topic in History
Thanks Ed Can't wait to do the tour next year and your guide is going to be a great asset to tourists to Timor Leste. If the rest of your guide is like this then congratulations -
Norman enlisted in the Citizen Military Force (Reserves) on 5 Oct 1938 and was posted to 17th Militia Battalion. He was promoted to Lieutenant on the 1 May 1940 and transferred to the A.I.F. on 13 May 1940. He embarked for the Middle east on 19 Oct 1940 and returned to Australia on 28 Mar 1942. He was promoted to Captain on 1 Sept 1942 and embarked for Timor on 20 Sept 1942 on attachment to Sparrow Force. He returned to Australia on 9 Nov 1942. He was promoted Temporary Major on 28 Sept 1943 and Major on 25 Aug 1944. He embarked for MOTORAI aboard "DAVID C SHANKS" on 6 May 1945, then embarked for British North Borneo aboard "KANIMBLA" on 2 Jun 1945 and returned to Australia aboard "ROBERT HILL" on 30 Oct 1945. he was discharged on 14 Nov 1945. He was entitled to the 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Australian Service Medal 1939-45, pictured below. He may now also be entitled to the Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with a clasp .
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Peter Epps commented on Louis Crossing's gallery image in New Guinea
Faita, Ramu Valley, New Guinea. L to R. WX10528 Trooper Stanley Ernest King, WX12135 Sergeant Mervyn Caradoc Cash, SX20439 Trooper Lionel John Newton.