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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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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. A STONE MOSAIC IN THE TOWN SQUARE OF AINARO. IT BEARS THE ...
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. A STONE MOSAIC IN THE TOWN SQUARE OF AINARO. IT BEARS THE INSCRIPTION "SURO 1933". AUSTRALIANS OF SPARROW FORCE WERE GIVEN TRAINING IN THE SQUARE WHENEVER THEIR D...125374
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-23. SERGEANT G. MILSOM, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION FIELD TEAM AND ...
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-23. SERGEANT G. MILSOM, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION FIELD TEAM AND JAMIE, A TIMORESE WHO FOUGHT ALONGSIDE THE AUSTRALIANS, OUTSIDE WHAT WAS SPARROW FORCE BARRACKS DURING...125282
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. SKULLS OF THE KING ALEXIO AND HIS THREE SONS, ALFONSO, ...
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. SKULLS OF THE KING ALEXIO AND HIS THREE SONS, ALFONSO, FRANCISCO AND ALIVEIRA DISPLAYED IN THE SEPULCHRE OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. THE FOUR WERE KILLED BY THE JAPANESE...125289
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. THE AUSTRALIANS OF SPARROW FORCE USED THIS SMALL WATERFALL ...
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. THE AUSTRALIANS OF SPARROW FORCE USED THIS SMALL WATERFALL AS A WASHING PLACE DURING THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE TOWN IN 1942. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. B. DAVIS)125283
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. THE BRIDGE (LEFT) AND ROAD TO MONTASSI AS SEEN FROM A HILL ...
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. THE BRIDGE (LEFT) AND ROAD TO MONTASSI AS SEEN FROM A HILL OUTSIDE OF AINARO. SPARROW FORCE CONDUCTED GUERRILA OPERATIONS IN THIS AREA. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. B. DA...125377
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. THE TOWN SQUARE IN WHICH DETACHMENTS OF SPARROW FORCE ...
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. THE TOWN SQUARE IN WHICH DETACHMENTS OF SPARROW FORCE RECEIVED COMMANDO TRAINING. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. B. DAVIS)125376
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. THIS BUILDING WAS TAKEN OVER AS A HOSPITAL BY CAPTAIN C. R. ...
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. THIS BUILDING WAS TAKEN OVER AS A HOSPITAL BY CAPTAIN C. R. DUNKLEY, 2/2ND INDEPENDENT COMPANY, DURING THE PERIOD IN 1942 WHEN SPARROW FORCE OCCUPIED THE TOWN. TH...125288
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. THIS BUILDING WAS TAKEN OVER AS A HOSPITAL BY CAPTAIN C. R. ...
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AINARO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-24. THIS BUILDING WAS TAKEN OVER AS A HOSPITAL BY CAPTAIN C. R. DUNKLEY, 2/2ND INDEPENDENT COMPANY, DURING THE PERIOD IN 1942 WHEN SPARROW FORCE OCCUPIED THE TOWN. TH...125287
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Album relating to SX13860 Lieutenant Edwin Harry Medlin, 2/1 Fortress Company
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Maker: Unknown
Large black album relating to SX13860 Lieutenant Edwin Harry Medlin, 2/1 Fortress Company. Born on 4 January 1920, Medlin enlisted in the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) in February 1938 and received...AWM2017.505.1
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An emphasis on training: an interview with Major-General T.F. Cape, CB, CBE, DSO. (In retrospect)
Film
Maker: Training Technology Centre Australian Army
In the video interview with Major General T.F. Cape, CB, CBE, DSO the emphasis is on training; prior to, during and post World War Two. The interview follows the path of his career upto and including ...F04840
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An unidentified Australian ex prisoner of war playing his accordion at "Bicycle" Camp, so named ...
Photograph
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 ...
Photograph
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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Australian flag made at Rajburi POW Camp in Thailand in 1944: Sergeant Reginald Noel Farquhar, 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Farquhar, Reginald Noel Unknown
Australian flag made at Rajburi Camp in Thailand by Australian prisoners of war in 1944, from scrounged scaps of cotton and rayon (artificial silk) fabric. The flag's hoist was added at Nakom Paton Ca...REL/03006
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Australian flag made prisoners of war : Gunners W T Palmer and W E Dircks, 2/1 Heavy Battery
Heraldry
Maker: Dircks, William Edwin
Handmade blue cotton Australian ensign with a lightweight canvas hoist. The blue section is made from two pieces of fabric joined horizontally across the flag. The Federation Star and stars of the Sou...REL28444
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Australian guerillas on Timor
Film
Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Damien Parer's forward: "This film of the Timor Force [i.e Sparrow Force, 2/2 Independent Company, AIF] is dedicated to those many guerilla bands now fighting in so many parts of the world - who are w...F01814
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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 ...
Photograph
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