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All members of "B" Platoon. NOTE Demmery has a .303 Sniper Rifle, the other two have standard .303 Rifle. Miller was one of the Sparrow Force men to make their way to East Timor and continue fighting with the unit after commando training at MAPE under Lt Turton. Rear L to R NX39548 Norman Francis Demmery, TX3328 Maxwell Lawrence Miller, WX12001 George Hamilton Smith, Front L to R WX12281 Thomas Francis Daniel Towers, WX10832 Francis Patrick Cunningham. -
HMAT ZEALANDIA transported the unit to Timor 8 Dec 1941 -
Australian Transport ship TAROONA. Used to transport unit home from New Guinea on 3 September 1944 and transport to New Britain on 9 Apr 1945 -
Australian Transport ship TAROONA. Used to transport unit home from New Guinea on 3 September 1944 and transport to New Britain on 9 Apr 1945 -
Gilbert enlisted on 1 Jul 1940 and was appointed Acting Warrant Officer 2 class (WO II) same day. He was posted to 75th Light Aid Detachment, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (75 LAD, AEME) on 24 Oct 1940. He served in Darwin from 15 Apr 1941 to 8 Dec 1941, when he embarked for Dutch Timor with 75 LAD as part of Sparrow Force. After the surrender of Sparrow Force, he was one of the 190 men who escaped to the Portuguese Timor and met up with the 2/2nd. He served in Headquarters until he returned to Australia on 25 Sept 1942. He attended No 1 NCO Instructor Course from 23 Jan to 3 Aug 1943 and posted to 6th Advance Workshop Company. His rank of WO II was confirmed on 30 Sept 1943 and he was promoted Warrant Officer First class (WO I) 14 Dec 1943. He transferred to 6th Australian Advance Workshop on 15 Jan 1944 and discharged on 14 Nov 1945 He was entitled to the 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Australian Service Medal 1939-45, pictured below.
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Good luck on your trek, hope it is not too taxing. Enjoy. Peter
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Rear Left NX120986 Thomas Leslie O'Brien: Right VX122341 Stanley William Weppner Front Left SX16836 William James Bowe: Right WX10469 Walter Edward Monk -
Left NX19547 Ronald Denva Host: Right SX15579 Lyle Henry Litchfield Both men are carrying Australian Designed and made OWEN Sub Machine Guns, 9mm calibre. -
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TIMOR Note 1942 signed by WX10834 WA Drage, WX JPS Spencer, WX13310 FA Griffiths, WX10323 MS Herbert, WX13481 EW Thornander, WX13252 RD Harrington -
TIMOR 1942 Signed by WX13213 JC Penglase, WX10278 SE Payne, WX13168 TH Martin, WX13212 FR Wilkes, TX3328 ML Miller -
ANZAC Day Perth 1955. 1. unknown, 2. Ray Parry with his MM and USA Presidential Unit Citation for Korea, 3. unknown, 4. Clarrie Turner, 5. Dave Ritchie, 6. Arthur Smith, 7. unknown, 8. Bill Epps, 9. unknown. Please let us know any men recognised. -
L to R WX12592 George Thomas, WX9531 Alexander Stewart, WX8464 Albert Walsh, WX3488 Herbert Hewett, WX5537 Andrew Smeaton -
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The last page of the Unit's War Diary 24 Feb 1946 -
Last page of the 2/2nd Commando Squadron War Diary
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Standing L to R NX23047 RO Hilliard, NX107660 CF Cubis, NX97345 JC Peattie, NX 130057 K Craig, Front ? Young Ward We have 3 Ward serving with the Unit John VX90250 James Henry VX110186 Stanley John WX12634 -
