Content on New Guinea campaign 1942-1945

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Albert Edward Chowne

 

James Hannah Gordon

James Gordon VC was a Western Australian farmer and soldier. His Victoria Cross (VC) was one of only 2 awarded to any Australian during the Syrian Campaign of World War II.

Kokoda: In Their Own Words (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Hear Australian veterans talk about their experiences in the Territory of Papua during the Second World War.

Leslie Charles (Clarence) Allen

Leslie James Morshead

Early life Sir Leslie James Morshead was born on 18 September 1889 in Ballarat East, Victora. He was one of 6 children to William Morshead and Mary Eliza.

Leslie Thomislav Starcevich

Papua New Guinea Remembrance Trails website (Website)

This commemorative website tells the story of World War II in Papua New Guinea using a step-by-step approach along 7 trails.

Reginald Roy Rattey

Richard Kelliher

Irish-born Richard Kelliher won his Victoria Cross (VC) for saving the life of an injured fellow soldier.

Shaggy Ridge (1944) newsreel (Video)

Newsreel footage of conditions at Shaggy Ridge in New Guinea shows the steepness and harshness of the terrain in which Australian troops were fighting. This would have been shown at cinemas…

William Henry Garing

Bill Garing had a distinguished career in the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF), becoming one of its most highly qualified airmen.
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