The Raid on Heath's Farm was conducted by Australian commandoes in New Guinea on 1 July 1942. It followed the Salamaua Raid and took place 7 miles (11 km) outside of Lae.[1] 44 Japanese were killed.[2][3]
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Part of the New Guinea campaign, World War II | |||||||
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unknown | 44 |
References
edit- ^ "Commando tales are still untold". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 14 June 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Lost Legion". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 21 January 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Raid Planned With Model". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 1 June 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
Further reading
edit- McCarthy, Dudley (1959). South–West Pacific Area – First Year: Kokoda to Wau. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 1 – Army. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 3134247.
- Pirie, Andy A. (1993). Commando, Double Black: An Historical Narrative of the 2/5th Independent Company. Sydney, New South Wales: 2/5th Commando Trust. ISBN 978-0-646-15367-4.