Historical information

This book was published in 2022 by Lyn Skillern from Leongatha. It contains research about the formation of Lark Force by the Australian Army during World War II, together with its deployment in the Pacific (particularly Rabaul, New Britain and New Ireland). This history has a Gippsland focus, with details of the men from this part of Victoria. Orbost men referred to in this book are Basil Andrew Ah Chow, Joseph William Cross, William Albert Jones, and Arthur Thomas McKenna.

Significance

This book is significant because it records the service of Gippsland men in Lark Force, including those from Orbost, who served in this little known section of the Australian Army during World War II.

Physical description

A book of 160 pages, black cover, white and green print on black cover, many small photos of men/soldiers in a strip across the cover near the bottom.

Inscriptions & markings

FORGOTTEN FOR TOO LONG
The Gippslanders in Lark Force, 1941-42
Lyn Skillern