WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Darwin,
Timor,
Nation of service
Australia,
Service
Army,
Service branch
Infantry,
Unit
Sparrow Force,
Subordinate units
2/40 Infantry Battalion,
2 Independent Company,
2/1 Heavy Battery,
79 Light Anti Aircraft Battery (UK),
2/1 Fortress Engineers,
2/1 Fortress Signals,
18 Anti Tank Battery-B Troop,
2/11 Field Company-2 Section,
23 Infantry Brigade Signals,
2/12 Field Ambulance,
75 Light Aid Detachment,
22 Dental Unit,
Date arrived in NT
1941-12-08,
History
Sparrow Force mostly came from 2/40 Infantry Battalion of 23 Infantry Brigade, formed in Tasmania. The Force also included a Commando Unit from 2/2 Independent Company, Western Australia. Hopelessly outnumbered in Timor, the main force surrendered on 23 February. However, the 2/2 Commando Unit continued to fight a guerrilla war in Timor until December 1942.,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Australia,
Army,
2/40 Infantry Battalion,
2 Independent Company,
2/1 Heavy Battery,
79 Light Anti Aircraft battery (UK),
2/1 Fortress Engineers,
2/1 Fortress Signals,
18 Anti Tank Battery-B Troop,
2/11 Field Company-2 Section,
23 Infantry Brigade Signals,
2/12 Field Ambulance,
75 Light Aid Detachment,
22 Dental Unit,
Sparrow Force,