Maj. Adanto D'Amore - USAAF Doctor
Following the release of Laura Hillenbrand's book Unbroken, which is to be made into a major motion picture by Angelina Jolie, here is my...
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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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Lt. John Strickland TX1559 - 2/40 Infantry Battalion
I was actually wondering if you had any information about my Grandpa, he unfortunately passed away only a few weeks after I was born. I...
Gnr. Lionel 'Curley' Freeman NX39392 - 2/1 Heavy Battery RAA (& 2/2 Independent Company)
Gunner Lionel 'Curley' Freeman and his wife Lillian. (Photo supplied by Phillip Tarrant.) The Author was contacted by a relative of...
Bdr. Arthur 'Jock' Compton #1552186 - 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery RA
Until about ten years ago very little was known about my uncle's war by his wife and sisters.They knew he had been a Japanese POW... We...
L/Cpl. Maxwell Page TX4089 - 2/40 Infantry Battalion
Grant, you have done a brilliant job in bringing together your research on Sparrow Force. Through your efforts I now know exactly the...
Cpl. Maxwell Arthur Kerkham TX3735 - 2/40 Infantry Battalion AIF
7 Platoon, A Company, 2/40 Infantry Battalion AIF BACK: Maddox TX2772, Wells*, Terry TX3436, Plaister TX2769, Davidson TX2885, Hanson*,...
Cpl. Cedric Jessep NX38660 - 2/1 Heavy Battery RAA
I was so thrilled to find your book and site. My grandfather, C. J. Jessep passed away 30 years ago this year when I was 11 and I have...
PTe. Bernard Jenkins VX58934 - 2/40 Infantry Battalion
Trish Evans - the daughter of Private Bernard Jenkins - was four years old when her father died on Timor. Private Bernard Lawrence...
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...
Gnr. Tom Cunnington WX17588 - 2/1 Heavy Battery
Retired Lt Colonel Peter Winstanley travelled throughout Australia to interview former Far East prisoners of war. He was fortunate to...
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