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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. -
Dili Drome, Jan 1942, Timor, Water duty, L to R. WX9508 Alex Thomson, WX12415 Ray Parry, WX13749 Don Young, WX11604 Godfrey Merritt, WX9489 Edward Loud. -
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Strathpine, 1944. Rear ?? Campbell, C Browne, ????, B Webber, A Hirst, C Cubis, F Broadhurst. Front. J Went, R Yates, T Martin, A Voevodin, F Cunningham. -
Northern Territory. 1941 prior to move to Timor. Rear L to R. SX12656 John James Veal, TX4709 Rex Conrad Richards, SX12651 Robert McKillop Williamson. Front L to R. VX60758 Alfred Bernard Grachan, VX57492 Edward Hodgson -
Katherine, Northern Territory. 1941 prior to move to Timor. Left. SX12656 John James Veal, TX4709 Rex Conrad Richards, installing water system. -
Strathpine, 1944 L to R VX71522 Herbert Ronald Eastick, WX18356 Bay Webber, ?? Campbell, VX108669 Charles Davidson Browne. -
Strathpine, 1944, Rear. VX111925 Frederick Charles Broadhurst Front L to R. VX108669 Charles Davidson Browne, NX107660 Colin Fraser Cubis, ?? Campbell -
Luna Park, Friday, 10 May 1941 L to R WX9344 Henry Eric Mitchell, WX10512 Dudley Lawrence Tapper, WX9956 Harry John Morgan, WX10525 Hugh Sydney Meyers, WX10528 Stanley Ernest King -
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New Guinea 1944. L to R 1. J R McLauchlan, 2 R Crossing, 3. R N Parry, 4. J A Keenahan, 5. T Paull. -
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Some of "The Men of Timor" L to R 1. Unknown, 2. WX10770 Ronald J Sprigg, Signals, 3. H J Brown, No 2 Sect, 4. J S O'Brien, Signals, 5. W E Tomasetti, Headquarters, 6. D F Murray, Signals, 7. I J Brown, Signals. -
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Engineers Section, "D" Platoon, Timor 1942 Rear L to R 1. H E James, 2. W N J Howell, 3. G I Green, 4. A J Martin, 5. W E March. Front L to R 1. W T Epps, 2. G H Strickland Notice the fire power of group. Green has a snipers rifle and the other 4 in rear have Tommy Guns, both in front have Bren Guns.