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The story of
The Sparrows
–Battle of Britain gunners
who defended Timor
as part of Sparrow Force
during World War II.
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Pte. Bert Price TX2781 - 2/40 Infantry Battalion & 2/2 Independent Company AIF
This is the first unedited research interview conducted by Grant McLachlan for his book Sparrow: A Chronicle of Defiance, which is about...
Capt. Rolf Baldwin VX50054 - 2/2 Independent Company
(Filmed September 1992) Here is the complete interview that the Australian War Memorial conducted with former A Platoon Commander in the...
Activities at 2/2 Commando Squadron camp, Rabaul, 5-8 October 1945.
Many of the soldiers seen in this film were photographed by Damien Parer in Timor. Mainly the troops are shown relaxing and swimming....
2/2 Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron, Faita
In an isolated village called Faita, this Cavalry Squadron, which first saw action in Timor, live independently in native huts. Large...
Pte. Keith Hayes WX12317 - 2/2 Independent Company
Keith describes the ration truck massacre, which occurred on the morning of the Japanese landing in Dili, Portuguese East Timor on 20...
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