Table Of ContentAUSTRALIIAN THEW AR OF 1993-1495
SERIEOSN E
ARMY
VOLUME V
SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC
AREA -FIRST YEAR
Kokodat oW au
AUSTRALIAI N THE WOAFR 1939-1945
SERIESI (ARMY)
I.T o BenghaBzyi G.a viLno ng.
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IIG.r eece, CrSeytreiB aya. Gna vdi Lno ng*.
IIIT.o bruakn d AElIa meBiyn B.a rtoMna ugahn.
IV.T heJ apanTehsreu sByt L.i onWeilg mo*r e.
V.S outh-WPeasctiA firce a-FiYresatrB .y DudleMyc Catrhy.
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VI.T he NeGwu ineOaff ensiBvye Dsa.v iDde xter.
VII.T heF inaCla mpiagnBsy. G aviLno ng.
SERIE2S ( NAVY)
I.R oyaAlu straNlaivayn1, 9 93-4B2.y G .H ermoGni ll.*
IIR.o yaAlu straNlaivayn1, 9 42-B4y5 G.. H ermoGni ll.
SERIE3S ( AIR)
I.R oyaAlu straAliirFa onr c1e9,3 9-B4y2 D.o uglGasil lins.o
IIA.i rW arA gainJsatp a1n9,4 3-B4y5G .e orgeO dgers.*
IIIA.i rW arA gainGsetr manayn dI tal1y9,3 9-B4y3 J.o hnH erinng*.t o
IV.A irP oweOrv eEru rop1e9,4 4-B4y5 J.o hnH erington.
SERIES4 (CIVIL)
1.T heG overnmaenndtt h eP eopl1e9,3 9-B4y1P .a uHla sluck.*
IIT.h eG overnmaenndt tPheeo pl1e9,4 2-B4y5 P.a ul Hasluck.
IIIW.a rE conom1y9,3 9-B4y2S ..J .B utl*i n.
IV.W ar Econ1o9m4y2,- B4y5S ..J .B utlin.
V.T heR oloef S cienacnedI ndusBtyr Dy..P .M ellor.*
SERISE (MEDICAL)
5
I.C linical oPrfWo abrlB.ey m Asll anS .W alke*r .
IIM.i ddElaes atn d FEaars Bty. A llanS .W alker.*
IIIT.h eI slaCnadm apignBsy. A llanS .W alker.*
IV.M edical SoefrR v.iAc.eaNsn. d R .A.AB.yF A.l lanS .W alker.
*P ublished.
Thew ritoefrt sh esveo lumheasv bee egni vefnu lalc cetsoso fficidaolc uments,
butt heayn dt he geendeirtaaorlrae l onree sponfsoirtb hlese t atemaenndot psi nions
which vtohleu mceosn tain.
SOU THW-ESTP ACIFIC
AREA-FIRYSETA R
KokodaW au
to
by
DUDLEYM cCARTHY
CANBERRA
AUSTRALIAWNA R MEMORIAL
Firpsut bilshed1 95i9n
WHOLLY SET UP, PRINTED AND BOUND IN AUSTRALIAB Y
THE GRIFFINP RESS,A DELAIDE.
REGISTEREDA T THE G.P.O.A DELAIDE
FOR TRANSMISSIONT HROUGH THE POST AS A BOOK.
CONTENTS
Page
Prefac.e
xi
Lisotf E vent.s
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Chapter
1 REINFORCEMENTO F AUSTRALIA 1
2 THE ISLANDB ARRIER. 34
3 KANGA FORCE 84
4 THE JAPANESE ADVANCTEO KOKODA 108
5 MILNE BAY 147
6 WITHDRAWAL TO IORIBAIAW 193
7 IORIBAIWAA:N D A COMMAND CRISIS 229
8 To TEMPLETON'S CROSSING 254
9 EORA CREEK 280
10 OIVI-GORARI 311
11 THE BUILD-UBPE FOREB UNA 336
12 THE AMERICANSA T BUNA 356
13 ON THE SANANANDA TRACK 384
14 GONA 418
15 THE AUSTRALIANSA T BUNA 459
16 BUNA GOVERNMENT STATIONT AKEN 484
17 THE END OF THE ROAD 497
18 WAU 534
ApPENDIXES:
1 AfteArl oIa 592
2 Timor 597
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3 BrisbanNeo,v embe1r 492 625
4 Abbreviations 628
INDEX 631
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Page
Theb ombionfgD arwi1nt9,h F ebrua1r49y2 66
MajoGre-nerBa.l MM.or riasn ds omoef hsitsa ff 66
PorMto resby 66
Bombsf alloinnt gh eP orMto reswbayt erfront 67
An antiir-carpaofsti taitPo onr Mto resby 67
Salaauma 67
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A grouopfN ew GuiVnoelau ntReieflre s 130
BridgiaeSr. WH..C .P ortweirt 3h0t h Briogffiacdeear sn dO .CK.a ngFao rce1 30
GonaM isison 130
Natisvter etbcehaerre irnts h eO wenS tanleys 131
A woundiendf antraytma a snt agpionsgit n t heO wenS tanleys 131
"D"C ompan3y9,t Bha ttaolnit ohne wtaoty h eb asaer ea 146
A parade o3f9t hBt ahtet aaltiM oenn ari 146
MajoGre-nerCa Al. C lowes 147
Lieute-rGaeSln. F .R owel.l 147
MilnBea y 147
AbandonJeadp anteasnek astM ilnBea y 178
M.vA.n shuant M ilnBea y 178
Kiti nspecotfAi moenr ictarnos o ipnA ustralia 179
GenerGarla ntta noksft he1t sA rmourDeidv is.i on 179
Thet racfkr omO werCso'r ner 194
Naticvaer rioenr st Khoek odTar ac.k 194
Kokodvai llaangde airfield 194
A naticvaer rliienrae tE orCar eevki llage 159
A 25-poufnidegelurdn o ft he1 t4hF ielRde giment 195
Loadisnpugp lifeosra idrr poping . 210
Droppisnpugp liferso am transpploartnn ee aNra uro 210
BrigadA.iW e.rP otatnsd s omoe fh isst a.ff 211
TheO wenS tanlleoyosk,in norgt fhr oam higpho innte aNra uro 211
The" GoldSetna irrsi"s,it nogw arIdmsi tRai dg.e 242
MajoGre-nerAa.Sl . A lleann dB rigaKd.iW e.rE ather 243
The2 /3d3 Brattalciroons sing thRei veBrr own 243
Survivooftr hse 2/27th aBtIa ttitkail ion 274
Them arcohf t he1 t6hB rigade tShyrdonuegyh 274
The1 t6hB rigaodnet heK okodTar ack 275
MrF . FMo.r dGee,n erDaolu glMaasc ArtahnudrG enerSailTr h omaBsl rnaey 306
Raising taht e Kflokaaogfd taie trr se captoun2r ne dN ovebmer 307
A grouopf A mericaanndA usatlrioaffinc erastW angiela 307
TheK okoda-Wpaiti rraocnke,a Ori vi 322
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WoundeAdu stralaitta hneMs . D.KSo.k oda 322
Thed estrucotfti hoeWn a irobprii dge 322
Lieut-GeRnoebrearLlt. E ichelberger 323
BrigadJi.Ee r.L loyd . 323
CrosstihneKgu musRii veartW airopi 323
Bombianngd s trafiJnapga nepsoes itaitoG nosn a 323
Ana ipdo sotn t hte ractkoG ona. 418
CorpoFr.al SRm.i tahn dP rivWat.e AM.u sgroovfte h e2 /33Bradt ltiaon4 18
BunaG overnmSetnatt ion 418
AustraalnidaJ na panceasseu alattGi oensa . 419
Major-GeGn.eA r.aV la seByr;i gadJi.e rBRsr. o adbaenndGt . FWo.o tten;
andL ieut-GeEn.eF r.aH le rring 450
The2 /9tBha ttalaitCo anp eE ndaiadere 450
Lasmto menotfs Jaa panbeisfde o frr eedom 450
Inftarny-tcaonokp teiroainn t he Baurnea.a 451
AustraBlrieagnnu nneartsG iropPao int 451
A mortcarre awn da GenerSatlu atratn ikn a ctiaotGn i roPpoai nt 451
A Vickegrusni na ctiont heBi unn a area 466
A smashJeadp anpeislel -abtGo ixr oPpoai n.t 466
Cleartihnetg r ee-otfos pnsi paetrB su na 467
A gune mplaceamnedno tb servaptoisootftn h 2e/ 5tFhi eRledg imeantBt u na4 98
Threien fantrdyumreinan gl iunlt lh fei ghtaitGn ogn a. 499
A Papuabno yg uidian wgo undAeuds traaltiB aunn a. �99
Australmioavinnsfg o rwatrodt akuep t hefi ghatt S anananda 541
Sanananda 514
ConditaitoS nasn ana.n da 515
Theb eachaetBs u naa,f ttehrefi ghting 530
Tendignrga vaetsG ona. 530
Wau airfie.l d 531
Thea rriovfat lh e1 7tBhri gadaet Wau . 531
A sectitohnWe a ouf- Bulrlodao.dg 562
On them ovef orwafrrdo mW au . 562
A linoef-n uapt ibvoey isn Portuguese Timor . 563
An Ausrtalipaant rionlP ortuguTeismeo r . 563
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MAPS
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TheP aciTfihce atre 19
TerritoofrP iaepsu aan dN ewG uinea 34
WestePrna ciafincdI ndiOacne aanr e.as 37
TheK okodTar ac.k 141
MilnBea y 156
Thew ithdrfarwoaml Isu3r0tahAv uag,u tsot5 tShe ptem1b49e2r. 216
Thea pprotaocO hi vi-Go3r1atsOr cit,o bteo8r t Nho vemb.e r 313
Alliaeddv anocneB una-Goanrae a1,t6 ht o2 1tsN ovember 370
KangFao rcdei sposi1tt7iho nsA,p1 r9i4l.3 585
SKETCHM APS
AustiraaM:li litDairsyt rCiocmtmsa,n dasn d defpeonrdetds 7
PhliippiInsel an.d s 35
Wau-LakekRaimvuem ro utahr e.a 51
Wau-Salamauaar-e.La ae 52
ObservaptoisotKnso ,m iatum-Saalraemaa ua 60
Bayo fB engal 78
CoraSle aB attle 81
LoweMra rkhaVma ll.e y 87
Ther aiodn S alamaua 93
Kokoda-Baurneaa 132
Kokoda-Alola area 182
SolomoIns lands 148
Guadalcanal 149
MilnBea y6, p .m2.5 tAhu gus1t9 42 106
MilnBea y6, p .m. 2Au8gtuhs t 173
MilnBea y6, p .m3.s1 tA ugust 179
Isurava-2A61t0Ah1u ag,u st 199
Isurava-aAfltooelornan2, 9 tAhu gust 205
Isurava-3A pl.oml3.a0t ,hA ugus.t 210
TheJ apanaedsvea ntcoeM enar5it,h -S8etpht ember 220
Ioribaniowoan1, t5 hS eptember 230
ImitRai dg2e0,t She ptem.b er 233
ImitRai dgneo,o n2 3rSde ptember 246
The2 /2h7 Btattalwiiotnh'dsr afwraolmM enari 250
TemlpetoCnr'oss si6n pg.,m 1.t 2hO ctober 270
TempletCornso'ssi ngp,. m16.t 6 hO ctober 273
TemlpetoCnr'oss si6n pg.,m 2.0 tOhc tober 285
EorCar ee2k2,n d-2O3crtdo ber 288
EoraC ree2k7,t h-2O8cttho ber 301
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Oivi-Gonriagrhit,f alNlo ve9mtbhe r 324
Gorar1it0,h1 -t1hN ovemb.e r 326
D'EntrecaIsstleaan.ud xs 346
Alliaeddv anaccer oOswse nS tanlReayn gteo warBdusn a2,6 tShe petmber-
1t5hN ovember 353
R.outoefsA lliaeddv anocneB una-Gaorneafa r ommi d-Nove.m ber 357
SituabteifoonBr uen ae,v eni3n0gt Nho vember 370
TheA ustraaldivaann ocneS ananaannddaG ona 385
SananaTnrdaac 2k0,t Nho vemb.e r 387
SananaTnrdaac ekv,e ni2n1tgsN ovember 389
Sanananda-KTirlalcekr2st1s,ot n- 3N0otvhe mber 396
TheJ apandeesfee nacteG so na 420
Gonaa rea2,7 tNho vemb.e r 423
Gona area,2 96tN hop v.emm.b .e r 428
Gonaa re6a, p.4mt.hD ecemb.e r 436
Haddyv'isl langieg,h t1f5atlDlhe cember 444
CapeE ndadieare-SPtoriinaptr ea1,t8 ht o2 3rDde cember 455
Thec learoifOn lgd S tri2p3,rt do2 9tDhe cemb.e r 467
GiropPao in1tts,- 2nJdan uar1y9 43 481
Americoapne ratbieofnosBr uen at o1 7th December 486
Americoapne ratbieofnosBr uen a1,t8 hD ecembteo2r n dJ anua.r y 495
Allideids posiotniS oannasn anTdraa cpkr itoor1 9tDhe cember 502
SananaTnrdaac 2k4,t Dhe cemb.e r 506
Sananaa Tnrdac8k ,a .m. J1a2ntuha .r y 541
Finaolp eratailoonnSsga nanaTnrdaac 1k5,t h-2J2aunnadr y 518
TheB uisaavnadlB lacCka tT racks 535
Routoefsa dvanocneM ubo1,t 1hJ anua1r9y4 3 541
Wau-Mubaor ea, dawJna n2u8atrhy 549
Wau-Mubaor ea, 3da0twhJ na nuary 552
TheJ apanaetstea ocnkW au,d awn3 0tJha nuary 553
Wau-CryCsrteaelak r eada,w n3 1tsJ anua.r y 556
Wau-CryCsrteaelak r ean,i ght3fradlFl e bruary 559
Wau-CryCsrteaelak r edaa,w n6 thF ebrua.r y 564
Wau-Mubaor enai,g ht9ftaFhle lb ruary . 569
Wau-Bullrdooag.d 579
Routoefsm ai2n 1tsB rigaedsec agpreo uapfst Aelro Ia 593
Portugeu eTsimo.r 599
Timro-nortAhuesrtnr aalrieaa 612
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