Liberated Sparrow Force soldiers in Singapore, Sept 1945Although 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 1945Pakanbaru POW Camp Sumatra, POWs waiting their turn to be evacuated watch other RAAF aircraft leaving for Singapore. RAAF aircrews...
Fl/Lt. Jack Lyle MacAlister RAAF MBE DFC(Originally published at this link) Jack's 1934 Cadet photo. Jack is an animated character that features in the story of Sparrow. He...
Major-General Timothy Cape VX74788, CB, CBE, DSO - Sparrow Force HQ(Filmed September 1992) On Timor in 1942, then Major Timothy Frederick Cape 381 (VP7430, VX74788) of the 23rd Brigade & Australian Army...
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...
Spr. Ken Hickey NX38704 - 2/1 Fortress EngineersSapper Ken Hickey of the 2/1 Fortress Engineers was one of the real heroes of Sparrow Force. Alongside Malcolm Livingstone, they manned a...