Kate my duck I'm from Nottingham.. the main reason you don't know is because when those men came home the never wanted to talk about it.. it was beyond belief how bad it was. They couldn't open up and talk like people are encouraged to do now.. people/children of today can't compromise the brutal hard ship of those men. My great uncle was an RSM in the jungle's he would have nightmares and sleep walk. And basically strangle his wife and kids when he was extremely low.. but they understood why. And still forgave him. He hated who he became and wanted his life to end on a number of occasions... extremely sad.
@@anthonywright6237 Thank you Anthony, it's nice to know something, I was told he was a ford scout not sure what that is? Thanks for your message. Merry Christmas ⛄
@@katem58785 if he was any sort of scout he would go looking for the enemy. And relay the information to his superiors. AN UNBELIEVABLY important role. And he couldn't of been no idiot as he had to stay undetected. Merry Christmas to you as well my duck
No big deal but the artillery being dragged up the mountain was in September 1942 at the start of the Kokoda Trail, not at the Gap. It looks like half of the film is set in 1942. The gent shown at 1.10 of the film was taken 5, October 1942 near Menari on the Kokoda Trail. He is Pte Robert Steele a member of the vickers machine-gun crew of the 2/33rd infantry Battalion A.I.F. Same trooper and other members of the gun crew shown shortly after crossing a creek.
They've used Damien Parer's footage selectively, as they did with his Kokoda - Front Line and Road To Kakoda newsreels which had lots of Kanga Force content far away from the Kokoda Track... Some of the most famous images of Kokoda from these newsreels are not from Kokoda at all. (My Grandad Robbie - Lieutenant Gilbert Stuart Robertson served with the NGVR which joined Kanga Force...)
Japan bombed the city of Darwin, and midget submarines attacked Sydney Harbour. The Japanese army never set foot in Australia. A popular myth is that Japan was attempting to invade; in reality, there were no plans to launch a full scale invasion of Australia.
The Japanese tried like hell to take Port Moresby but were continually fought back. Tojo's plan was to set up a base at Port Moresby New Guinea. Australians held the line with some help from American GIs that showed up in November of 1942... My Dad was with the 32d American Division
Hi from Australia, my uncle was killed in this war, I've never known what happened to him, only that he was killed 10 day's before peace was declared.
What was his name
@@simplesimon4717 Hi Simon, I've just found your message, my uncles name was Gordon Lawrence Juster. Why?
Kate my duck I'm from Nottingham.. the main reason you don't know is because when those men came home the never wanted to talk about it.. it was beyond belief how bad it was. They couldn't open up and talk like people are encouraged to do now.. people/children of today can't compromise the brutal hard ship of those men. My great uncle was an RSM in the jungle's he would have nightmares and sleep walk. And basically strangle his wife and kids when he was extremely low.. but they understood why. And still forgave him. He hated who he became and wanted his life to end on a number of occasions... extremely sad.
@@anthonywright6237 Thank you Anthony, it's nice to know something, I was told he was a ford scout not sure what that is? Thanks for your message. Merry Christmas ⛄
@@katem58785 if he was any sort of scout he would go looking for the enemy. And relay the information to his superiors. AN UNBELIEVABLY important role. And he couldn't of been no idiot as he had to stay undetected. Merry Christmas to you as well my duck
My father was awarded a VC in New Guinea but in my opinion they were all heroes.
Was your father Bruce Kingsbury?
@@ezracollins5552 No. Richard Kelliher.
My grandfather fought here but got malaria and never fully recovered and ended up passing the year I was born.
No big deal but the artillery being dragged up the mountain was in September 1942 at the start of the Kokoda Trail, not at the Gap. It looks like half of the film is set in 1942. The gent shown at 1.10 of the film was taken 5, October 1942 near Menari on the Kokoda Trail. He is Pte Robert Steele a member of the vickers machine-gun crew of the 2/33rd infantry Battalion A.I.F. Same trooper and other members of the gun crew shown shortly after crossing a creek.
They've used Damien Parer's footage selectively, as they did with his Kokoda - Front Line and Road To Kakoda newsreels which had lots of Kanga Force content far away from the Kokoda Track... Some of the most famous images of Kokoda from these newsreels are not from Kokoda at all.
(My Grandad Robbie - Lieutenant Gilbert Stuart Robertson served with the NGVR which joined Kanga Force...)
The historical knowledge of you guys is amazing. The world needs people studying history.
Thanks
My great grandfather was deployed in New Guinea
2 of my great grand fathers brothers served in Papua new Guinea. One was shot and killed by a Japanese sniper while retrieving the mail.
These Men have Huge Harts.
hearts*
A hart is a male red deer.
Iam for australia and I had A ancestor who was in the Australian army and he pasted away from sickness at papa new Guinea
my great grandfather was a sergeant in this campaign, he fought in rabaul.
My grand mothers brother served in the 4th Battalion and survived.
02:12 Aw, snap... some Japanese soldiers in WW2 were equipped with Ninja shoes.
We Will notice forget the sacrifice of Brave Australians. Lest we forget.
Fantastico asuie.... Respect from Vietnam.. Allahu akhbar
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The australians had the help of natives
They didn’t invade Australia?
They tried.
Japan bombed the city of Darwin, and midget submarines attacked Sydney Harbour. The Japanese army never set foot in Australia. A popular myth is that Japan was attempting to invade; in reality, there were no plans to launch a full scale invasion of Australia.
The Japanese tried like hell to take Port Moresby but were continually fought back.
Tojo's plan was to set up a base at Port Moresby New Guinea. Australians held the line with some help from American GIs that showed up in November of 1942... My Dad was with the 32d American Division
@@EricUnderwood-v2x Nice, I'm Australian and have two ancestors who served in Papua New Guinea in WW2.