Title Torres strait force 1942 to 1945 : the defence of Cape York-Torres Strait and Merauke in Dutch New Guinea / Reg A. Ball

Published Loftus [N.S.W.] : Australian Military History Publications, 1996

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W'PONDS	940.54129438 Bal/Tsf		AVAILABLE

Description xv, 301 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 31 cm Series Australia remembers 1945-1995 Australia remembers 1945-1995 Summary During the war he was in the 5tg Australian machine gun battalion as a signaller and served from early 1943 until the mid 1944 in the Torres Strait...back cover Analysis Armies/land forces & warfare Australian World War II Notes "Cape York, Thursday Island, Merauke"-- Cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Australia. Australian Army. Merauke Force Australia. Australian Army. Torres Strait Force Coast defenses -- Australia. Soldiers, Black -- Australia. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Malay Peninsula. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea -- Merauke World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Torres Strait. World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Aboriginal World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Torres Strait Islander World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Cape York Peninsula (Qld.) World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia. World War, 1939-1945 -- Indonesia -- Papua. World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Cape York Peninsula World War, 1939-1945 -- Indonesia -- West Papua (Province) World War, 1939-1945 -- Torres Strait. SUBJECT Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 -- 1939-1945 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 Queensland http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79004089 -- History, Military http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 -- 1939-1945 LC no. 96205180 ISBN 0646207490

Other Titles Torres Strait Force : Cape York-Thursday Island-Merauke, 1942-1945

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