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A group of happy Australian ex-prisoners of war at "bicycle" camp soon after they were freed. The ...
Photograph
Maker: Buchanan, Robert John
A group of happy Australian ex-prisoners of war at "bicycle" camp soon after they were freed. The camp was a former Dutch military barracks for native troops and so called on account of the large numb...123664
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An unidentified Australian ex prisoner of war playing his accordion at "Bicycle" Camp, so named ...
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Maker: Buchanan, Robert John
An unidentified Australian ex prisoner of war playing his accordion at "Bicycle" Camp, so named because of the large number of bicycles found there when first occupied by the prisoners. This soldier, ...123663
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An unidentified Australian ex prisoner of war playing his accordion at "Bicycle" Camp, so named ...
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Maker: Buchanan, Robert John
An unidentified Australian ex prisoner of war playing his accordion at "Bicycle" Camp, so named because of the large number of bicycles found there when first occupied by the prisoners. This soldier, ...124354
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AWM54 571/4/56 - [Timor (1941-1942) - (Sparrow Force and Lancer Force) - Operations:] Sparrow Force (Timor) Account of action by Lieut Col W W Leggett, Part 1 - Organisation; Part 2 - Arms and equipment; Part 3 - Health and morale; Part 4 - Events, 10 Dec 1941 to 18 Feb 1942; Part 5 - Events 19 Feb 1942 to 24 Feb 1942; Part 6 - Appendices
Digitised Collection
Maker: Department of Defence
AWM2018.8.759
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BAHE LATA VALLEY, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-07. AUSTRALIANS AND DUTCH OF SPARROW FORCE CAMPED ...
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BAHE LATA VALLEY, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-07. AUSTRALIANS AND DUTCH OF SPARROW FORCE CAMPED HERE AT THE FOOT OF THE RAIMUNTI MOUNTAINS AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING 1942. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. B. DAVIS)125243
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BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN AND BRITISH TROOPS UNTIL RECENTLY PRISONERS OF ...
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Maker: Buchanan, Robert John
BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN AND BRITISH TROOPS UNTIL RECENTLY PRISONERS OF WAR AT "BICYCLE" CAMP. THE CAMP WAS A FORMER DUTCH MILITARY BARRACKS FOR NATIVE TROOPS AND SO CALLED ON A...123661
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BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. EX PRISONERS OF WAR MOVING ABOUT BETWEEN THE SLEEPING QUARTERS AT ...
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Maker: Buchanan, Robert John
BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. EX PRISONERS OF WAR MOVING ABOUT BETWEEN THE SLEEPING QUARTERS AT "BICYCLE" CAMP SO CALLED ON ACCOUNT OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF BICYCLES FOUND THERE WHEN FIRST OCCUPIED BY THE P...123670
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Callinan, Bernard (Lieutenant Colonel, DSO, MC, 2/2nd Independent Company, 26th Bn, AIF b.1913)
Private Record
Maker: Callinan, Bernard James
REPORTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PAPERS ASSOCIATED WITH "SPARROW" FORCE GUERILLA ACTIVITIES IN TIMOR DURING 1942 AND LATER REPORTS AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF 26TH BN ON NORTH BOUGAINVILLE. ALSO CONTAINS MANUS...PR82/090
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Cape, Timothy Frederick (Major, HQ Sparrow Force, AIF b.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Cape, Timothy Frederick
Original diary and transcript covering the period 19 February to 17 June 1942. Cape was Brigade Major of Sparrow Force 1942. The collection includes a paper written by Major General Cape in 1999 that ...PR83/236
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East, Frederick George (Captain, Attached Southern Command HQ General Staff, b.1897 - d.1992), EM
Private Record
Maker: East, Frederick George
TYPESCRIPT REMINISCENCES ENTITLED "REPORT ON ACTIVITIES AND OBSERVATIONS WITH SPARROW FORCE, DUTCH TIMOR, FROM 19 JAN TO 23 SEPT 1942 AND SUBSEQUENTLY", CONTAINING NOTES ESPECIALLY ON COMMUNICATIONS, ...PR89/154
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ERMERA, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-26. A RUINED CHURCH AT ERMERA, AN AREA VISITED BY MEN OF SPARROW ...
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ERMERA, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-26. A RUINED CHURCH AT ERMERA, AN AREA VISITED BY MEN OF SPARROW FORCE DURING OPERATIONS AGAINST THE JAPANESE IN 1942. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. B. DAVIS )125180
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ERMERA, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-26. INTERIOR OF THE RUINED CHURCH AT ERMERA, AN AREA VISITED BY ...
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ERMERA, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-26. INTERIOR OF THE RUINED CHURCH AT ERMERA, AN AREA VISITED BY MEN OF SPARROW FORCE DURING OPERATIONS AGAINST THE JAPANESE IN 1942. (PHOTOGRAPHER K. B. SGT DAVIS)125181
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ERMERA, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-26. PORTRAIT OF SENHOR FERNANDO DE MAGATHAIS CORVELO, CHEFE DO ...
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ERMERA, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-26. PORTRAIT OF SENHOR FERNANDO DE MAGATHAIS CORVELO, CHEFE DO POSTO (FORT COMMANDER) OF ERMERA. HE WAS ONCE ARRESTED BY THE JAPANESE WHO MISTOOK HIM FOR AN AUSTRALIA...125212
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ERMERA, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-26. PORTRAIT OF SENHOR FRANCISCO MARTINS, A TIMORESE NATIVE WHO ...
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ERMERA, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-26. PORTRAIT OF SENHOR FRANCISCO MARTINS, A TIMORESE NATIVE WHO LED LOYAL TIMORESE IN GUERILLA OPERATIONS AGAINST THE JAPANESE AND WAS OF MUCH ASSISTANCE TO THE AUSTR...125211
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ERMERA, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-26. THE MAIN STREET OF ERMERA WHICH WAS THE ONLY POSTO (FORT) ...
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ERMERA, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-26. THE MAIN STREET OF ERMERA WHICH WAS THE ONLY POSTO (FORT) WHICH NEVER SURRENDERED TO THE JAPANESE. IT WAS OCCUPIED BY MEN OF SPARROW FORCE SEVERAL TIMES DURING 19...125208
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FETO SESSI, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-26. WATERFALL IN AN AREA VISITED BY MEN OF SPARROW FORCE ...
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FETO SESSI, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-26. WATERFALL IN AN AREA VISITED BY MEN OF SPARROW FORCE DURING THE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE JAPANESE IN 1942. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. B. DAVIS )125182
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Francis, Ernest Dudley ED MID (Major, b.1908 - d.1997)
Private Record
Maker: Francis, Ernest Dudley
The collection comprises papers held by Major Dudley Francis relating to Timor under the Japanese occupation and particularly the operations of Sparrow Force, of which he was a member, over 1941-42. T...PR00684
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FUILORO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-03. PORTRAIT OF SENHOR FRANCISCO ALBERTO, CHEFE DO POSTO (FORT ...
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FUILORO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-03. PORTRAIT OF SENHOR FRANCISCO ALBERTO, CHEFE DO POSTO (FORT COMMANDER), WHO ASSISTED THE AUSTRALIANS OF SPARROW FORCE. HE HAD TO ESCAPE TO THE HILLS WHEN THE JAPA...125201
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FUILORO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-03. STONE BUILDINGS IN THE VILLAGE THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE ...
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FUILORO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-03. STONE BUILDINGS IN THE VILLAGE THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE FIGHTING BETWEEN THE JAPANESE AND AUSTRALIANS OF SPARROW FORCE IN 1942. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. B. DAVIS)125203
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GLENO VALLEY, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-25. AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS OF SPARROW FORCE DESTROYED THIS ...
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GLENO VALLEY, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-25. AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS OF SPARROW FORCE DESTROYED THIS BRIDGE DURING OPERATIONS IN 1942. TEMPORARY WOODEN REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE ACROSS THE COLLAPSED SPAN. (P...125397