Sjt. Hepburn, James Robert 1427448
I knew my father was a prisoner of war in the Far East and that at the end of the war he was repatriated back to the UK via Canada. He...
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The Sparrows
–Battle of Britain gunners
who defended Timor
as part of Sparrow Force
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Pte. Val 'Powerful' Richards TX6412 - 2/40 Infantry Battalion
This is one of the earlier unedited research interviews conducted by Grant McLachlan for his book Sparrow: A Chronicle of Defiance, which...
Pte. Ron Cassidy TX3949 - 2/40 Infantry Battalion
This is one of the earlier unedited research interviews conducted by Grant McLachlan for his book Sparrow: A Chronicle of Defiance, which...
SURVIVORS: Pte. Claude Longey TX4802 and Pte. Arthur Richardson TX3872 - 2/40 Infantry Battalion
Location: Philippines. Date: September 15, 1944. If ever there was a story of survival to encapsulate the true grit of Sparrow Force,...
The Chilcott family - two generations and two wars
(From left to right) Dvr. Chilcott, Thomas T23066 (Wilfred's father who served in WW1 at Gallipoli and served in the 10 Auxiliary Horse...
Reinforcements, 40th Battalion, 2nd A.I.F., Brighton, 16 December 1941
(click on photograph to view PDF format version of this photograph with captions.) BACK: ?, F.Jarvis TX8314, ?, ?, E.Poke TX5917,...
L/Cpl. Clyde McKay TX4763 & Dvr. Lloyd Harding TX3675 - 2/40 Infantry Battalion AIF
This is the first unedited research interview conducted by Grant McLachlan for his book Sparrow: A Chronicle of Defiance, which is about...
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...
Cpl. William E. Garlick TX2759 - 4 Platoon (Carriers, HQ Co.) 2/40 Infantry Battalion
Scott Jones, the grandson of William Garlick, sent these photos of William's display at The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum in...
Maj. Adanto D'Amore & Louis Zamperini
Frank Tinker, Louis Zamperini, Pete Zamperini, Adanto D'Amore & Leroy Schneider in the Persian Room, Hotel Sir Francis Drake, San...
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