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Darebin Art Collection
Painting - Cesario, Cesario, Nafatin Iha Ita (Still With Us), 2009
... east timor... Iha Ita (Still With Us) east timor Cesario ...east timor -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Newspaper Supplement, The Courier: Ballarat 1900-2000, 2000
... east timor... east timor ballaarat general cemeteries trust john barnes ...98 page newspaper supplement celebrating the century 1900-2000. Includes 100 names of great Ballaratians.the courier, ballarat courier, anniversary, century, steve bracks, tom o'meara, bruce morgan, weston bate, r.f. scott and co, camerons, sunshince train crash, nellie melba, queen victoria's death, star of the east gold mine, sebastopol, phoenix foundry closure, duke of cornwall and york, duchess of cornwall and york, central highlands water, electric trams, workld war one, richard w. richards, dick richards, william dunstan, mccann's dairy centre, conscription, george merz, peace, avenues of honur, red cross, james oddie, henry sutton, band competitions, influenza epidemic, ballarat council merger, bert hinkler, frank petch, bartrop real estate, ballarat zoo, english cricket team visits ballarat, the dole, the depression, sustenance works, charles kingsford smith, ballarat centenary, black friday, world war 2, world war two, walter davis, cuthberts, albert coates, john rowan, langi kal kal soldier setttlement, ronaldson and tippett, america soldiers, united stated marines, military hospitals\corckers, gollars, robert clark, edward j. bateman, ellinor morcom, f.w. barnes and son, rex hollioake, cricket, edgar bartrop, ideal homes competition, ballarat begonia festival, percy beames, bigarelli, good neighbourhood council, baird and mcgregor, sunicrust bakeries, begonia queens, tom beaumont, thomas toop, ray murphy, alice andrews, bobby greville, jack hill, john vernon, ballarat civic hall, haymarket, royal visits, trams, olympic games, robert lemke, bob bath, boxing, norm pinney, jack barker, greg binns, geoffrey blainey, pam davies, david haymes, m.b. john, morgan b. john, austin mccallum, steve moneghetti, richard crouch, voi williams, elsi simper, e.j. tippett, kenn webb, hugh williamson, st john's lutheran church, ballarat fine art gallery, art gallery of ballarat, peter tobin funerals, keith bray, john valves, vietnam war, john dellaca, haymes paints, henry haymes, sovereign hill, gold museum, dowling forest racecourse, ballarat turf club, mt helen campus, rupert hamer, swagman, bill mahoney, constance coward-lemke, hymettus historic garden, c.v. jones, eureka flag, save bakery hill, jessie scott, anne beggs sunter, ray's tent city, art theft, woodsplitters by tom roberts, fluoride, jack chisholm, ballarat railway station fire, princess diana, prince charles, university of ballarat, university of ballarat 130 anniversary, hailstorm, ballarat brewery closure, bicentenary, flooding, recession, pat cashin funerals, camp street arts precinct, arts academy, scout jamboree, ballarat learning city, council amalgamation, linton bushfire, eureka stockade centre, russell mark, tony lockett, east timor, ballaarat general cemeteries trust, john barnes, william heres, nelson brothers funeral services, valcor australia, bob davis, john curtin, david davies -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - SHOULDER EPAULET, INTERFET, c.2000
... “International Force East Timor - Peace”... a shoulder uniform epaulet. “International Force East Timor - Peace ...Shoulder & arm epaulet, cotton, green, sewn on are 3 patches. .1) Australian flag black edging. 2.) Curved INTERFET white on green, black edge. .3) Round in yellow, blue, white & green peace symbol. Epaulet has a valcro patch for fitting around the arm & a piece to fit over a shoulder uniform epaulet.“International Force East Timor - Peace”uniform - army badges, interfet -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Brassard
... Army Brassard (INTERFET) East Timor... Army Brassard (INTERFET) East Timor Uniform 2000 Army ...Army Brassard (INTERFET) East Timoruniform, 2000, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Badge
... East Timor / Australia Friendship Badge... East Timor / Australia Friendship Badge Badge/Buttons ...East Timor / Australia Friendship Badgebadge/buttons -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Photograph
... Copy of order of day on Indendence of East Timor... Photograph Copy of order of day on Indendence of East Timor Photo ...Copy of order of day on Indendence of East Timorphoto, 2002, general -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Plaque 5/7th Btn
... 5/7th Btn (Bravo Coy) East Timor.../7th Btn 5/7th Btn (Bravo Coy) East Timor Plaque 2000 Army ...5/7th Btn (Bravo Coy) East Timorplaque, 2000, army -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
CD - "Images of Interfet"
... CD of Interfet Our operation in East Timor (Education Item)... in East Timor (Education Item) peacekeeping 1947 to present ...CD of Interfet Our operation in East Timor (Education Item)peacekeeping, 1947 to present, recordings, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Brassard
... Army Brassard for 5/7th Btn (UN) East Timor... Army Brassard for 5/7th Btn (UN) East Timor uniform 2000 army ...Army Brassard for 5/7th Btn (UN) East Timoruniform, 2000, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Publication
... of East Timor Independence... of East Timor Independence Documents ...Order of the day to the Australian Army of the occasion of East Timor Independencedocuments -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Uniform, C2000
... Australian Badge. Interfet Badge. International Force East.... International Force East Timor Peace ...Interfet BrassardAustralian Badge. Interfet Badge. International Force East Timor Peace -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
soft cover non-fiction book, The Amazing SAS, the inside story of Australia's special forces, 2005
... soft cover non-fiction book covering the SAS from East... the SAS from East Timor to Iraq. interviews from Peter Cosgrove ...interviews from Peter Cosgrove, Prime Minister John Howard, Chief of the Army, former SAS commanding officers and serving soldiers and officers.covers selection and training and recent deployments of Australia's SASsoft cover non-fiction book covering the SAS from East Timor to Iraq. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDAL SET, Post 2000
... Timor .3) United nations mission East Timor 1999 All 3..., international force East Timor .3) United nations mission East Timor ...Medal set, court mounted, set of (3) .1) Australian Active Service Medal 1975 .2) Interfet medal, international force East Timor .3) United nations mission East Timor 1999 All 3 are replicas, not engravedmedals, military, replica’s, passchendaele barracks trust -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
plaque - Unit Plaque, Interfet
... INTERFET. Below - the words 'International Force East Timor/ Peace.... Below - the words 'International Force East Timor/ Peace ...Badge top - Red 17 surmounted by blue bear over the word INTERFET. Below - the words 'International Force East Timor/ Peace', surrounding - map of East Timor with dove of peace superimposed and below are the words '17 Construction Squadron' mounted on wooden plaque.Metal badge has the words 'Presented to Lilydale RSL/ by Sapper Megan White/ 2001 -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Flag, Panhandling Australia Pty Ltd, Interfet
... information - Double circle, in centre is a map of East Timor... circle, in centre is a map of East Timor with floral emblem ...Red and blue horizontal stripes. The words Interfet - ttop centre. No 17 LHS October 1999 - March 2000 RHS. Historical information - Double circle, in centre is a map of East Timor with floral emblem, surrounded by the words 'International Force East Timor, Peace at base of circle. -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Money, Phillipine Bank Notes, from 40's onward
... Kong, China, East Timor and Vietnam...., Hong Kong, China, East Timor and Vietnam. See photo files bank ...Paper notes used for foreign currency. A collection of bank notes from Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Military Notes, Hong Kong, China, East Timor and Vietnam.See photo filesbank notes, military notes -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Pilot's Map
... Map of Timor & East Java... Map Map of Timor & East Java Part of Survival Kit Equipment ...Part of Survival KitMap of Timor & East Javaequipment, ww2, raaf -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Brassard, Insignia
... Force East Timor) logo and 'INTERFET' embroidered insignia... with INTERFET (International Force East Timor) logo and 'INTERFET ...Dark green cotton brassard with INTERFET (International Force East Timor) logo and 'INTERFET' embroidered insignia. A small full colour embroidered Australian flag is attached to the upper part of the brassard. Refer to the following AWM webpage for full details: -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Uniform - Cam Spinelli
... ) in East Timor as part of INTERFET. The International Force East... Timor as part of INTERFET. The International Force East Timor ...Trooper M Spinelli of VMR Squadron 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse volunteered for full-time duty in 1999 and served with 2nd/14th Light Horse (Queensland Mounted Infantry) in East Timor as part of INTERFET. The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) was a multinational non-United Nations peacemaking task force, organised and led by Australia in accordance with United Nations resolutions to address the humanitarian and security crisis that took place in East Timor from 1999–2000 until the arrival of UN peacekeepers. INTERFET was commanded by an Australian military officer, Major General Peter Cosgrove.Camouflaged jacket and trousers with name panel above right breast pocket; plastic buttons.Spinelliinterfet, timor, spinelli, uniform, camouflage -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Brassard DPCU
... or East Timor. This DPCU fabric was commonly known as the hearts.... This brassard was worn by the military services in Somalia or East Timor ...This brassard was worn by the military services in Somalia or East Timor. This DPCU fabric was commonly known as the hearts and bunnies design. Polyester Cotton brassard in Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU) fabric. Sewn on the main body of the brassard is a woven patch with the Australian flag. The brassard is secured to the sleeve by a slit in the top through which the shoulder strap is threaded and elastic strip around the arm. brassard, hearts and bunnies, somalia, dpcu -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Toiletries Pack, c.2000
... Presented to Lance Corporal Rahman, on deployment to East... to East Timor April-October 2000 from collection at Mitcham R.S.L ...Presented to Lance Corporal Rahman, on deployment to East Timor April-October 2000 from collection at Mitcham R.S.L. Sub BranchDark grey cardboard box containing: .2 wet ones, .3 schick ultra plus shaver blades pack, .4 Mitcham deodorant pack,.5, .6 Johnson's cotton buds, .7 & .8 shaving soap stick, .9 Colgate tooth brush, .10 Colgate total toothpaste, .11 & .12 Palmolive soap, .13 & .14 Cashmere Bouquet soap, .15 Green plastic nail brush, .16 black plastic comb, .17 shaving brush, .18 lip balm, .19 Colgate dental ribbon, .20 chrome nail clippers, .21 White small towel.Defence personal items packDefence personal items pack. Male NSN 8465 66 145 6306personal effects, travel goods, uniforms, army, personal effects-toilet requisites, shaving -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph - Ship's crew, HMAS Warrnambool J202, 1941
... Warrnambool (J202) marching east along Timor Street in Warrnambool... and white image shows the crew marching east along Timor Street.... This black and white image shows the crew marching east along Timor ...This photograph shows the crew of the first HMAS Warrnambool (J202) marching east along Timor Street in Warrnambool, just opposite the Post Office on the corner of Gillies Street. People are watching the parade from the footpath and two boys, dressed in their ‘best’ clothes, are marching alongside the crew. The HMAS Warrnambool was one of 60 Bathurst class corvette vessels built during World War II for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as armed minesweepers. The namesake of the City of Warrnambool, Victoria, was launched in Sydney in 1941. The HMAS Warrnambool began service with patrols of Bass Strait in 1941. In December the ship docked in the Warrnambool harbour at Lady Bay. The crew came ashore and performed a march for the city. The Mayor, Cr. John R Astbury presented them with a plaque of the City of Warrnambool’s Coat of Arms and the Warrnambool Patriotic Fund gave them a gift of 110 books for the crew’s library. The Warrnambool served in Darwin during the time it was bombed, it was involved in several rescues and carried troops to New Guinea, it carried out escort and patrol duties on Australia's east coast, then at Fremantle and back to Darwin. The ship was at Timor when the Japanese surrendered in 1945. It performed mine clearance work around the Solomon Islands and New Guinea after the war. In 1947 the HMAS Warrnambool was at the Great Barrier Reef, off the Queensland coast, to clear the defensive British mines previously laid to protect Australia’s boarders. The ship hit a mine near Cockburn Reef, exploded and sank shortly afterwards. One of the 70 or so men on board was killed and three died later. The rescued men were transferred by boats to the nearby HMAS Swan II, which took the survivors to Cairns. The four deceased were Victorian seamen. In May 1948 the Royal Australian Navy divers recovered a number of items from the wreck, including the ship’s bell and the City of Warrnambool plaque. In 1949 the RAN returned the plaque to the Warrnambool City Council, and donated the ship’s bell to the Australian War Memorial. Further objects were recovered in 1972-75 by Southern Cross Diving and Salvage. A memorial plaque was erected in Warrnambool on September 13, 1995 in honour of all who served on HMAS Warrnambool. NOTE: (1)- HMAS Warrnambool II (FCPB204 was built in 1980 in Cairns, with a compliment of 22 personnel. It was decommissioned in 2005. (2)- SS Warrnambool, a steam and sail ship, was built in 1892 in London and broken up in 1926. [A more detailed history can be found in our Collection Record 3477.]This photograph is significant for its association with the lifesaving rescue of the crew and the sinking Royal Australian Navy vessel, HMAS Warrnambool (J202). The HMAS Warrnambool played a nationally significant role in overturning Australia’s Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (colloquially known as the White Australia policy). The ship rescued, and brought to Australia, Samuel and Annie Jacob and their family after they evacuated Dutch East India. The family was threatened with deportation and made the first successful appeal to High Court regarding that Act. The HMAS Warrnambool has - Local significance for being the namesake of the City of Warrnambool - Local significance, having docked in Warrnambool Harbour - Local significance, the crew having paraded in Timor Street, Warrnambool - State significance for its first patrol being in Bass Strait. - National significance, being present in Timor at the Japanese surrender - National significance, shown by the significance of the ship’s bell being curated as Military Heritage and Technology at the Australian War Memorial. - National significance as part of Australia’s defence force history, being one of only four Bathurst class corvettes lost while in Australian service, the only Bathurst class corvette lost after World War II, the only RAN vessel to be sunk by a mine, and associated with the last four Navy deaths of WWIIPhotograph of the crew of HMAS Warrnambool J202. This black and white image shows the crew marching east along Timor Street in Warrnambool. People are watching from the footpath and two formally dressed boys are marching alongside the sailors. Inscription on the reverse.(PRIVATE details - See Notes)flagstaff hill, maritime village, maritime museum, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, mort's dock & engineering co ltd, h.m.a.s. warrnambool, hmas warrnambool, hmas warrnambool i, hmas warrnambool j202, hmas swan ii, j202, world war ii, bathurst class corvette, royal australian navy, ran, sydney built ship, bass strait patrol, sea mine patrol, mine sweeper, mine clearance, navy divers, great barrier reef, cockburn reef, southern cross diving and salvage, warrnambool city council, cr j r astbury, mayor j r astbury, warrnambool patriotic fund, seal, coat of arms, dedicatory plaque, hmas warrnambool 1941, shipwreck by sea mine 1947, sinking ship, sunk ship, marching, parade, timor street warrnambool, minesweeper -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Oral history interview, Lt/Gen Ash Power (Rtd), 21/3/2018
... Army and a veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor... and a veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor and Bougainville. Between ...Ash Power is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army and a veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor and Bougainville. Between 2011 and 2014, Power notably served as Chief of Joint Operations. In this oral history extract, Power reflects on what the RSL means to him and the resounding collective mission of ex-service organisations.This digital oral history interview was conducted at Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch on March 21, 2018 as part of the Veterans Heritage Project.lt/gen ash power (rtd), oral history -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Military Kid Medallion, Foxhole Medals, After 2004
... Timor, Indian Ocean, Solomon Islands, Meddle East Area... Bougainville, East Timor, Indian Ocean, Solomon Islands, Meddle East ...This medal was presented to the children of Victorian Wing - Warrant Officer and Non Commissioned Officers Academy Soldier who have served on operational deployments. As these young children endured an operational deployment of a parent who spent many months away from home in a foreign country representing the Australian Army. Following operations include Bougainville, East Timor, Indian Ocean, Solomon Islands, Meddle East Area, Afghanistan and Sinai.Presented by the Government to children whose parents had served overseas Silver medal with pale green, yellow, orange and deeper green ribbon. It has a metal type container with a clear plastic front and also a black carry bag with Military Kid and print of medal on front. The design is based on the Australian Tri Service Logo. More detailed information can be found on Military Kids websiteOn reverse: "For perseverance on the home front during your parents deployment"; map of Australia (haut relief)military kid, military medal, kids medal -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, School's Out, 1993
... School's Out for the Last Time : Blackburn East... for the Last Time : Blackburn East and Heatherdale Primary Schools ...School's Out for the Last Time : Blackburn East and Heatherdale Primary Schools - Article in Nunawading Post 15/12/93.primary schools, blackburn east primary school, no. 4800, heatherdale primary school -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Homefront: Modern combat, 11/07/2018
... 2016. She wears the uniform worn in East Timor. The male wears... 2016. She wears the uniform worn in East Timor. The male wears ..."Homefront" is the name of the group of chainsaw statues in Greensborough's War Memorial Park. Banyule Council initiated the project. The sculptures were designed by Amanda Gibson, carved by Hikaru Kodama and Leigh Conkie. This sculpture "Modern Warfare" shows two soldiers standing back to back. These soldiers are a symbol of strength and the ability to focus. And a reminder that Australian soldiers are currently deployed overseas. Women have been on the front line since 2016. She wears the uniform worn in East Timor. The male wears the uniform from Afghanistan. The Homefront project replaces Leigh Conkie's original chainsaw sculptures in War Memorial Park.Digital copy of colour photographsgreensborough war memorial park, war memorials, homefront project -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, Legacy's 75th Annual Anzac Commemoration, 2006
... in East Timor with the Army Reserve. Document was from a folder..., Kaitlyn Brown, aged 7, whose father served in East Timor ...A copy of a speech given by President Bill Rogers to the students at the 75th Annual Student Commemoration in 2006. He gives a background of the Gallipoli campaign and other conflicts where Australians and New Zealanders fought alongside each other. He mentions that they were about to plant a new Lone Pine tree, heled by the youngest junior legatee, Kaitlyn Brown, aged 7, whose father served in East Timor with the Army Reserve. Document was from a folder of documents donated to the archive by Legatee Bill Rogers that related to his time as President (March 2006 - March 2008).A record of a speech given at a service of remembrance.Print out x 4 pages of a speech given by President Bill Rogers at the Student Anzac Commemoration in 2006.anzac commemoration for students, speeches, lone pine -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, SMP, "Vale, The Tramways!", Sep. 1971
... written by SMP of Ballarat East, at the time of their closure... of Ballarat East, at the time of their closure. No date on the cutting ...Newspaper Clipping from the Courier, September 1971, titled "Vale, The Tramways!", a poem about the Ballarat Tramways written by SMP of Ballarat East, at the time of their closure. No date on the cutting. Image added 15/7/2014. poem, closure, ballarat, sec -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Trophy, 4/19 L H Camp 1938, 1930s
... in Vietnam and East Timor. ... in Vietnam and East Timor. This cup is of interest as an example ...This is a trophy awarded at a camp of the 4/19 Light Horse Regiment. This regiment appeared to have been based in the Corangamite region of the Western District and included regiment members from Warrnambool. It is not known exactly what type of competition was an ‘Officers Flutter’. Light Horse regiments were cavalry regiments that were established at the time of the Crimean War in the 1860s. During the First World War the 4th Light Horse served with distinction in France, Gallipoli and Palestine. In 1948 the 17th Prince of Wales Light Horse, the 19th Yarrowee Light Horse and the 4th (ex 20th ) Corangamite Light Horse amalgamated to form a revived 4/19 Light Horse. This regiment kept alive the tradition of the original Light Horse units, becoming part of the Australian Army Reserve and members served in Vietnam and East Timor. This cup is of interest as an example of the trophies awarded for competition at a Light Horse regiment camp in the 1930s. This is a metal cup (silver amalgam)) with two side handles and a narrow stem attached to a silver base. The cup is attached to a brown Bakelite stand. The inside of the cup has some white paint streaks and the cup itself is much stained and pock-marked. ‘Westminster’ 4/19 L.H. Camp 1938 Officers Flutter light horse regiments. warrnambool district, history of warrnambool -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, A history of the 2nd Independent Company and 2/2nd Commando Squadron
... itself between west Timor, part of the Netherlands East Indies... west Timor, part of the Netherlands East Indies, and east Timor ...The history of the No. 2 Independent Commando Company and 2/2 Commando Squadron during World War II – scarce as a 1st edition dated 1986. Having completed its training at Foster, on Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, the 2nd Independent Company was raised and travelled north to Katherine, in the Northern Territory. However, following Japan’s entry into the war, as with the other independent companies that were sent to the islands off Australia, the 2nd was sent to Timor, where it joined the 2/40th Battalion and the rest of Sparrow Force. Sparrow Force divided itself between west Timor, part of the Netherlands East Indies, and east Timor, which belonged to Portugal. The 2/40th Battalion defended the capital of west Timor, Koepang, and the airfield at Penfui. Most of the independent company moved to the airfield at Dili, in east Timor, and the nearby mountains. Portugal was opposed to the stationing of a Dutch or Australian garrison in case this provoked the Japanese, but despite this opposition, on 17 December 1941, elements of the 2nd Independent Company and Dutch troops landed near Dili. On 20 February 1942 the Japanese invaded the island, attacking east and west Timor simultaneously. The 2/40th Battalion held out for three days, but were overrun and were killed or captured. Similarly, the 2nd could not hold the airfield and were also driven back. But they were not captured and instead retreated to the mountains where they conducted a very successful and pursued a guerrilla war against the Japanese which lasted for over a year. Following the capture of Timor, the 2nd occupation the company was listed as “missing”, the company’s signallers were able to build a wireless transmitter, nicknamed ‘Winnie the War Winner’, and on 18/19 April were able to contact Darwin. At the end of May RAN vessels began landing supplies for the Australians on the south coast of east Timor. These supply runs were very dangerous but they allowed the Australians on Timor to continue fighting. In September the guerillas were reinforced with the 2/4th Independent Company. However, this could not go on indefinitely. In August the Japanese lunched a major offensive against the guerrillas and Japanese reprisals against the civilian population of east Timor reduced their support for the Australians. The 2nd (now named the 2/2nd Independent Company) and 2/4th were withdrawn in December and January 1943 respectively. Although the 2/2nd Independent Company is best known for its time on Timor, it also saw extensive service in New Guinea and New Britain. The independent company reformed at the army’s training centre at Canungra, Queensland, where it was reinforced and reequipped. The company then moved to the Atherton Tableland, where it briefly became part of the 2/6th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment. Due to this reorganisation, in October, the 2/2nd Independent Company was renamed the 2/2nd Cavalry (Commando) Squadron. This name was later simplified to just commando squadron. When this happened though, the 2/2nd was back in action. In June 1943 the 2/2nd sailed from Townsville for Port Moresby and was subsequently flown to Bena Bena, in the Bismark Range in New Guinea’s highlands. Here they supported the 2/7th Independent Company in patrolling the Ramu River area. In the second week of July the 2/2nd moved into position, with its headquarters at Bena Bena and with its platoons’ occupying neighbouring positions. By the end of the month their patrols were skirmishing with the Japanese. The 2/2nd remained in New Guinea until October 1944. After 90 days leave, the squadron reformed at Strathpine in Queensland before sailing to New Britain in April 1945. The 2/2nd landed at Jacquinot Bay on 17 April. The squadron then moved to Wide Bay, in order to support the 13th Brigade of the 5th Division, and was based at Lamarien. Following Japan’s surrender and the end of the war, the ranks of the squadron thinned quickly as men were discharged or transferred to other units. For those who were left, they returned to Australia and in early 1946 the 2/2nd Commando Squadron was disbanded. Includes Nominal Roll Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 270 pages