About Australia’s first commando campaign:
This Newsreel titled “The men of Timor” was produced by Damian Parer in September 1942 it tells the tale of Australia’s first commandos, the members of the 2/2 independent company
Additional resources about Timor 1942
Despite the actions of these Australian soldiers being less well known than those of Kokoda there are still some excellent resources available
The West Australian Museum held an exhibition titled Debt of Honour
The 2/2 commando Association has website called Double Reds
Books
Cyril Ayris – All The Bull’s Men
Archie Campbell – The Double Reds of Timor
Compiled by C. D. Doig – A History of the 2nd Independent Company and 2/2 Commando Squadron
Bernard Callinan – Independent Company : the Australian Army in Portuguese Timor 1941-43
Christopher C. H. Wray – Timor 1942: Australian Commandos at War with the Japanese