| Collection type | Library |
|---|---|
| Author | Hansen, Nick, author.; McGregor, Gregor (Armourer), 1922-. War Diaries Selections. English 1942.; |
| Call Number | F 940.5426541 H233 |
| Document type | Monograph |
| Year | [2017?] |
| Pagination | 10 unnumbered pages : photographs (chiefly black and white), portraits ; 22 cm. |
| Publisher | self published, |
| Note | Greg McGregor signs books gifted to school children by the Department of Veterans Affairs during the Battle of Milne Bay 70th Anniversary mission visit to Papua New Guinea in 2012.--Back cover. Gregor McGregor, along with fellow armourers Max Bannister and Les Kamp, on their way to Milne Bay on July 14, 1942.--Front cover. The Battle of Milne Bay, which ran from August 25 to September 7, 1942, marked the first time Japanese land forces tasted defeat in nearly three centuries and was the first major land battle in the Pacific War won decisively by the Allied Forces (who consisted of about 7495 Australian troops and 1365 Americans - mostly engineers - at Milne Bay). The victory, marked by the first time the Australian army and airforce had fought side by side, contributed to Australia's success in the Kokoda Trail battle bet ween July and November in the then Australian territory of Papua. It denied the Japanese the required air cover for an assault on Port Moresby. The invaders had hoped to use the area as a base for aerial and naval support to their advancing troops. Gre gor McGregor, a resident at Strathdon's nursing home since October 2016, served with the RAAF as an armourer and fitter during the conflict at the tender age of 19. He was proud to be part of a victory which RAAF historian Martin James said "shattered th e myth of Japanese invincibility built up after a succession of victories across South-East Asia". General. |
| Place made | [Australia] : |
An Armourer's Tale: The Battle of Milne Bay / compiled by story catcher Nick Hansen.
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- McGregor, Gregor, Leading Aircraftman, 1922- Biography.
- Kerr, Harry, Flight Lieutenant, 1921-2013 Biography.
- Australia. Royal Australian Air Force Biography.
- Genealogy - Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945 - Australia - Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian.
- World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Papua New Guinea - Milne Bay.
- World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, Japanese.
- World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, Australian.
- War Diaries.
- Fighter planes.
- Airplanes, Military - Australia.
- Kittyhawks (Fighter planes)
- P-40 (Fighter plane)
- B-24 (Bomber)
- Liberator (Bomber)
- Australia - History, Military - 1939-1945.
- Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea)
- Australian.