39th Militia Battalion at Kokoda Oct 23 Written By Warwick O'Neill With the 2nd AIF still returning from North Africa, the defence of Papua fell to the young men of the 39th Militia Battalion. Undertrained, with obsolete weapons they were to face the onslaught of the seemingly unstoppable Japanese Army. Warwick O'Neill
39th Militia Battalion at Kokoda Oct 23 Written By Warwick O'Neill With the 2nd AIF still returning from North Africa, the defence of Papua fell to the young men of the 39th Militia Battalion. Undertrained, with obsolete weapons they were to face the onslaught of the seemingly unstoppable Japanese Army. Warwick O'Neill
