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44 relations: Alexander Spence (soldier), Anzac Day, Atherton Tableland, Australia in the War of 1939–1945, Australian Army, Battle of Timor, Benabena, Papua New Guinea, Bernard Callinan, British Malaya, Canungra, Queensland, Dili, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Service Order, Empire of Japan, Foster, Victoria, Jacquinot Bay, Katherine, Northern Territory, Mentioned in dispatches, Military Cross, Military Medal, New Britain, New Britain campaign, New Guinea, New Guinea campaign, Northern Territory, Pearl Harbor, Port Moresby, Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, Queensland, Ramu, Royal Australian Navy, Sparrow Force, Strathpine, Queensland, Timor, Townsville, Victoria (Australia), Wide Bay, Papua New Guinea, Wilsons Promontory, World War II, 13th Brigade (Australia), 2/40th Battalion (Australia), 2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment (Australia), 2/7th Commando Squadron (Australia), 5th Division (Australia).
Alexander Spence (soldier)
Alexander Spence DSO (born 5 February 1906, in Bundaberg, Queensland) was an Australian Army officer during World War II.
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Anzac Day
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served".
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Atherton Tableland
The Atherton Tableland is a fertile plateau which is part of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, Australia.
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Australia in the War of 1939–1945
Australia in the War of 1939–1945 is a 22-volume official history series covering Australian involvement in the Second World War.
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Australian Army
The Australian Army is Australia's military land force.
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Battle of Timor
The Battle of Timor occurred in Portuguese Timor and Dutch Timor during the Second World War.
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Benabena, Papua New Guinea
Benabena is a stretch of valley that extends to the east of Goroka town in the west and borders with the Upper Ramu area of the Madang Province to the north, the Ungaii District to its south and the Henganofi District to its east.
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Bernard Callinan
Sir Bernard James Callinan, (2 February 1913 – 20 July 1995) was an Australian soldier, civil engineer, businessman, and sport administrator.
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British Malaya
The term British Malaya loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries.
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Canungra, Queensland
Canungra is a small rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region local government area of South East Queensland, Australia.
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Dili
Dili (Portuguese/Tetum: Díli, Indonesian: Kota Dili), also known as “City of Peace”, is the capital, largest city, chief port, and commercial centre of Timor-Leste (East Timor).
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Distinguished Conduct Medal
The Distinguished Conduct Medal, post-nominal letters DCM, was established in 1854 by Queen Victoria as a decoration for gallantry in the field by other ranks of the British Army.
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Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.
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Empire of Japan
The was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.
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Foster, Victoria
Foster is a dairying and grazing town south-east of Melbourne on the South Gippsland Highway in Victoria, Australia.
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Jacquinot Bay
Jacquinot Bay is a bay in East New Britain Province, south-eastern New Britain, Papua New Guinea, at.
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Katherine, Northern Territory
Katherine is a town in Northern Territory, Australia.
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Mentioned in dispatches
A member of the armed forces mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which his or her gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.
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Military Cross
The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and used to be awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.
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Military Medal
The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land.
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New Britain
New Britain (Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago (named after Otto von Bismarck) of Papua New Guinea.
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New Britain campaign
The New Britain campaign was a World War II campaign fought between Allied and Imperial Japanese forces.
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New Guinea
New Guinea (Nugini or, more commonly known, Papua, historically, Irian) is a large island off the continent of Australia.
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New Guinea campaign
The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945.
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Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT) is a federal Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia.
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu.
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Port Moresby
(Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea and the largest city in the South Pacific outside of Australia and New Zealand.
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Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport
Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, formerly known as Comoro International Airport, is an international airport located in Dili, the capital of East Timor.
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Queensland
Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia.
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Ramu
The Ramu is a river in northern Papua New Guinea.
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Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force.
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Sparrow Force
Sparrow Force was a detachment based on the 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion and other British and Australian 8th Division units during World War II.
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Strathpine, Queensland
Strathpine is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.
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Timor
Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, north of the Timor Sea.
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Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia.
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Victoria (Australia)
Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.
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Wide Bay, Papua New Guinea
Wide Bay is a bay located to the south of Rabaul, on the southern coast of Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain.
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Wilsons Promontory
The Wilsons Promontory, also known by the Aboriginal names Yiruk or Wamoon, is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland, located in the state of Victoria.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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13th Brigade (Australia)
The 13th Brigade is an Army Reserve formation of the Australian Army.
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2/40th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/40th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.
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2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment (Australia)
The 2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment was a cavalry regiment of the Australian Army that served during the Second World War and was later converted into a commando unit.
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2/7th Commando Squadron (Australia)
The 2/7th Commando Company was one of 12 independent companies or commando squadrons raised by the Australian Army during the Second World War.
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5th Division (Australia)
The 5th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army which served during the First and Second World Wars.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2/2nd_Commando_Squadron_(Australia)
