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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. 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,...
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...
Liberated Sparrow Force soldiers in Singapore, Sept 1945
Although Sumatra had not yet been occupied by Allied troops, Dakota aircraft of RAF, RAAF, and Royal New Zealand Air Force started flying...


Liberated Sparrow Force POWs in Sumatra, September 1945
Pakanbaru POW Camp Sumatra, POWs waiting their turn to be evacuated watch other RAAF aircraft leaving for Singapore. RAAF aircrews...
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...

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