Senshishitsu (ed.), Senshi s sho (War history series: South Pacific area army operations (1) Port Moresby-Guadalcanal campaigns), Asagumo Shinbunsha, Tokyo, 1968INTERVIEWS AND PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS
Agnew, Craig, 2/5th Battalion, interview: 1/2/04
Allan, Fred, 2/5th Battalion, letter: 4/5/05
Anderson, Fred, RAAF No. 30 Squadron, interview: 28/3/04, letter: 30/3/04
Ashford, Fred, 2/6th Independent Company, interviews: 20/8/00, 8/5/02
Balderstone, Bob, 2/6th Independent Company, interview: 28/7/02, letter: 11/12/02
Banks, Charlie, 2/6th Independent Company, interviews: 4/3/03, 24/3/03
Banks, Henry, 8th Battalion, interviews: 31/5/09, 13/12/09
Bear, Lindsay, 2/14th Battalion, interviews with Martha Bear and Bruce McIntyre
Bear, Norm, 2/3rd Independent Company, interviews: 20/4/05, 4/5/05, 6/1/06
Beattie, Kitch, 2/9th Battalion, interview: 5/1/98
Beaver, Ron, 2/5th Battalion, interviews: 25/4/04, 1/5/04
Berwick, Denis, 2/12th Battalion, interview: 7/1/03
Bidner, John, 2/16th Battalion, interviews: 28/6/00, 16/9/00
Bishop, Mal, 2/5th Independent Company, interview: 8/8/04, emails: 25/8/04, 27/8/04
Bisset, Stan, 2/14th Battalion, interviews: 8/7/00, 6/6/02, 25/4/03, letters: 19/7/00,
24/6/02
Brazenor, Bob, RAAF No. 30 Squadron, interview: 27/3/04
Burns, Bob, US 162nd Regiment, letter: 12/3/05
Byrne, Ted, 2/7th Independent Company, interviews: 6/1/05, 4/5/05, 6/5/11
Carlsen, Arthur, 2/5th Battalion, interview: 28/6/06, letters: 10/9/07, 25/5/08
Carroll, John, 2/5th Battalion, interview: 23/7/07
Clews, Jim, 2/6th Independent Company, interview: 13/5/02
Collins, Les, 58/59th Battalion, interview: 27/9/07
Cook, Cec, 31/51st Battalion, interviews: 27/8/09, 17/4/11, letter: 14/10/09
Cooper, Doug, 2/5th Battalion, interview: 29/7/10
Copland, Lance, 2/5th Battalion, interviews: 25/9/05, 13/5/08
Corbett, John, 2/10th Commando Squadron, emails: 29/1/11, 3/2/11
Crowley, Lance, 2/19th Battalion, interview: 4/5/10
Crooks, Bill, 2/33rd Battalion, interviews: 18/4/01, 22/5/01
Cummings, Harold, 2/14th Battalion, interview: 7/8/02
Curtin, David, 2/7th Cavalry Regiment, interview: 9/6/10
Davidson, Gordon, 2/9th Battalion, interview: 23/3/00
Davies, Gordon, 2/14th Battalion, interview: 29/8/00
Davis, Bob, 2/12th Battalion, interview: 5/3/00
Dickson, John, 2/13th Battalion, interview with Steve Darmody: 10/1/05
Dixon, George, 1st Independent Company, interview: 27/7/04
Donaldson, Jim, 2/7th Cavalry Regiment, interview: 10/6/10
Drury, George, RAAF No 30 Squadron, interviews: 1/4/04, 6/4/04, letter: 19/4/04
Dunshea, Pat, 2/7th Independent Company, interviews: 29/11/04, 13/12/04, 15/12/04, 22/7/09, 10/8/09
Edwards, Alf, 2/14th Battalion, interviews: 9/9/00, 11/11/01
Edwards, Clive, 2/27th Battalion, interview: 19/12/00, letters, 15/4/96, 29/11/00
Elsworthy, Bert, 2/5th Independent Company, interview: 24/3/04
English, Wilf, 2/5th Independent Company, interviews: 1999–2002
Etchells, Bill, 2/12th Battalion, interviews: 28/7/00, 24/12/00
Farley, Ron, 2/16th Battalion, interview: 8/1/01
Francis, Alwyn, 2/12th Battalion, interview: 8/3/01, letter: 16/12/99
Fraser, Colin, 2/12th Battalion, interview: 4/3/01
Fraser, Lex, 1st Independent Company, interview: 1/10/09
Giezendanner, Hugh, 2/12th Battalion, interview: 29/9/00
Grant, Bill, 2/5th Independent Company, interview: 26/10/05
Greenup, Brodie, 2/12th Battalion, interview: 17/5/02
Hagan, Wally, 2/6th Independent Company, interview: 11/9/00
Haine, John, 2/6th Independent Company, email: 23/8/02
Harley, Bud, 2/16th Battalion, interview: 4/6/00
Hay, David, 2/6th Battalion, interview: 17/2/04, emails: 17–18/2/04, 31/3/04, 2/4/04
Hayman, Peter, 53rd Battalion, interview: 17/3/10
Henry, Alan, 2/6th Battalion, interviews: 9/11/04, 28/9/05
Hibbert, Harold, 58/59th Battalion, interview: 23/4/09
Hoskin, Len, 2/5th Field Company, interviews: 2000–2003
Johns, Robert, 2/27th Battalion, interviews: 16/9/97, 12/3/00
Johnston, Keith, 2/10th Commando Squadron, interview: 4/2/11, letter: 10/2/11
Kayler-Thomson, David, 2/16th Battalion, interviews: 6/9/03, 15/3/04
Kerr, Jim, 2/6th Battalion, interview: 14/3/04
King, Gordon, 2/6th Independent Company, interviews: 13/4/02, 21/7/02
Kirkman, Ossie, 2/5th Independent Company, interview: 26/4/04
Knox, Ken, 2/5th Independent Company, interview: 27/2/05
L’Estrange, Bruce, 2/7th Independent Company, interview: 19/1/05
Law, Ed, 2/1st Battalion, interview: 21/10/10
Lega, Tom, New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, interview: 30/1/06
Levey, Harry, 2/5th Independent Company, interview: 24/10/05
Lines, Bill, 2/5th Independent Company, interview: 10/7/04
McAuley, Ron, 2/9th Battalion, interviews: 8/1/98, 5/3/00
MacDougal, Dave, 2/33rd Battalion, interview: 4/10/02, letter: 8/7/03
McGilvray, Jack, 2/5th Battalion, interview: 30/3/06
MacGregor, Evan, 2/5th Independent Company, interviews: 14/12/05, 5/1/06
McInnes, Alan, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, interview: 29/9/01
Mackay, Alex, 2/6th Independent Company, interview: 23/5/02
McMahon, Tom, 2/16th Battalion, interview: 18/5/00
McNab, Brian, 2/12th Battalion, interview: 22/11/00
McNab, Alex, 1st Independent Company, letters: 5/7/04, 12/8/04, 29/10/10
Magick, Jim, 2/16th Battalion, interview: 25/7/00
Maguire, Vin, 2/3rd Independent Company, interview: 19/11/07
Malcolm, Bob, 2/14th Battalion, interview: 3/8/00
Mantle, Ray, 2/16th Battalion, interview: 25/6/00, letter: 10/5/01
Martin, Bruce, 2/9th Battalion, interview: 2/1/98, letter: 11/97
Mathers, Ray, 2/6th Battalion, interviews: 2/10/04, 18/10/04, 7/11/04, letter: 8/11/04
Matheson, James, 58/59th Battalion, interview: 1/10/07
Miles, Cyril, 2/5th Battalion, interviews: 29/2/04, 12/4/04, 9/8/07
Miles, Norm, 2/4th Independent Company, interview: 25/4/08
Miller-Randle, Alex, RAAF No. 4 Squadron, interview: 11/2/03, letter: 7/3/03
Moide, Ben, Papuan Infantry Battalion, interviews: 17/11/06 (with Steve Darmody), 18/5/11
Moriarty, Tim, 2/14th Battalion, interview: 16/8/02
Mumford, Frank, 2/33rd Battalion, interview: 26/6/00
Murphy, Frank, 2/16th Battalion, interviews: 9/5/00, 27/12/00
Myers, Keith, 2/3rd Independent Company, interviews: 10/10/04, 29/10/04, 2/12/04, 19/7/06, 21/5/08
Nazzari, Lou, 2/5th Battalion, interview: 5/5/04, letter: 30/5/04
Nielson, Ray, 2/33rd Battalion, interview: 9/10/02
Ninga, Kaisenik village, interview: 7/4/05
Noakes, Eric, 2/5th Independent Company, interviews: 2/5/05, 19/5/11
O’Day, Gerry, 2/14th Battalion, interview: 11/7/00
Ohata, Masahiko, Imperial Japanese Army, interviews with Kazumi Kuzuhara
Pallier, Noel, 2/14th Battalion, interviews: 24/6/00, 24/12/00, 8/5/02, 22/1/04
Pearce, Alex, 2/16th Battalion, interviews: 17/5/00, 12/6/00, 28/5/03
Pearson, Cedric, 2/7th Battalion, interview: 24/7/09
Pearson, Herb, 18th Brigade, interview: 27/4/10
Pomroy, Ossie, 2/10th Commando Squadron, interview: 14/8/09
Ranger, Frank, 2/27th Battalion, interview: 16/5/00, letter: 28/4/00
Regan, Robyn (daughter of Jim Regan, 2/5th Battalion), letter: 5/6/04
Reiter, Frank, 31/51st Battalion, interview: 28/9/05
Roberts, Merv, 2/33rd Battalion, interviews: 3/2/02, 5/6/03
Rofe, Bruce, 2/7th Independent Company, email: 14/5/08
Rolleston, Frank, 2/9th Battalion, interview: 15/1/98, letter: 15/4/00
Ryan, Bryan, 2/5th Battalion, interviews: 5/2/04, 19/8/07, letter: 5/4/04
Ryan, Peter, ANGAU, interview: 5/1/06
Scott, Jack, 2/16th Battalion, interview: 15/4/99
Sherwin, Norm, 2/12th Battalion, interviews: 4/10/00, 2/4/01, 23/10/01
Shewan, Jack, 58/59th Battalion, interview: 25/9/07
Smith, Max, 2/9th Battalion, interview: 27/11/01
Stevens, Joe, Army Air Liaison, interview: 15/7/01, letters: 30/4/01, 18/6/01, 23/5/02
Stewart, Monty, 2/16th Battalion, interviews: 21/1/00, 30/4/00, 6/8/00, 25/9/00, 31/8/03, letters: 1999–2000
Stirling, Colin, 2/4th Field Regiment, interviews: 16/4/00, 11/5/00, 14/5/00
Strika, Tom, 2/6th Independent Company, interview: 4/12/00
Sublet, Frank, 2/16th Battalion, letter: 8/6/00
Symington, Garth, 2/16th Battalion, interview: 21/5/00
Tann, Lloyd, 2/5th Field Ambulance, interview: 15/2/01, letter: 6/3/01
Taylor, Dave, 58/59th Battalion, interviews: 21/11/07, 1/1/08, 20/4/08
Thow, Max, 2/12th Battalion, interview: 13/4/00
Thredgold, Les, 2/27th Battalion, interviews: 15/9/97, 12/3/00, 20/12/00, letters: 30/5/96, 2/1/98, 15/12/98
Thredgold, Roy, 2/27th Battalion, interview: 16/9/97
Trunk, Clarrie, 2/16th Battalion, interviews: 6/6/00, 27/12/00
Twine, John, 2/14th Battalion, interview: 24/7/00
Vawdon, Lori, 2/6th Independent Company, interview: 4/12/02, letter: 11/1/03
Wade, Terry, 2/5th Field Ambulance, interview: 23/4/01, letter: 26/4/01
Waldon, Bill, 2/16th Battalion, interview: 23/6/00
Walpole, Brian, 2/3rd Independent Company, interview: 18/9/04
Walters, Vernon, 2/5th Battalion, interview: 24/8/00
Watson, Geoff, RAAF No. 11 Squadron, letter: 24/9/08
Webber, Vic, 2/5th Field Ambulance, interview: 10/1/03
White, Ivor, 2/5th Battalion, interview: 6/8/10
Whyte, Bill, 2/4th Field Regiment, interview: 11/3/00
Williams, Alvin, 2/5th Battalion, interview: 22/8/07
Williams, Fred, 2/2nd Battalion, interview: 25/8/10
Wotton, Roy, 7th Division, interview: 14/4/00, letter: 6/6/00
Youden, Dick, 35th Battalion, interview: 23/7/10
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—— The Battle for Wau, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, 2008
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Broadbent, John (ed.), What We Have We Hold, 2/17th Battalion Association, Sydney, 1998
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Claringbould, Michael, Black Sunday, Aerosian Publications, 1995
——, Forty of the Fifth, Aerothentic Publications, 1999
Clift, Ken, War Dance, 2/3rd Battalion Association, Sydney, 1980
Cook, Haruko and Cook, Theodore, Japan at War, New Press, New York, 1992
Craven, Wesley and Cate, James, The Army Air Forces in World War II, Vol. IV, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1950
Crooks, Bill, The Footsoldiers, 2/33rd Battalion Association, Brookvale, 1971
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Givney, Edwyn, The First at War, Association of First Infantry Battalions, 1987
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NEWSLETTERS
2/16th Battalion Association, Pigeon Post, 3/97, 6/97, 9/97, 9/03
Commando Association, Double Diamond, 12/98
Queensland Commando News, 7/04
NEWSPAPER, JOURNAL AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES
| Canberra Times | |
| 18/9/51 | Billy Cook article |
| Flightpath | |
| Vol. 23, 1 | Michael Claringbould, ‘Precious Commodity’ |
| Mensa Bulletin | |
| 3/93 | William Travis, ‘Battle of the Bismarck Sea’ |
| Pacific Islands Monthly | |
| 6/46 | Geoff Vernon article |
| Reveille | |
| 9–10/09 | Rusty Priest, Ted Kenna obituary |
| Salt | |
| 5/7/43 | Walter Glover, ‘Pte Butler’s nine weeks’ |
| 25/10/43 | Damien Parer, ‘Assault on Salamaua’ |
| The Argus | |
| 3/1/44 | Frank Dexter, ‘VC winner wants to visit mother in Ireland’ |
| The Courier Mail | |
| 26/8/43 | Allan Jones, ‘Japs tough, but AIF have their measure’ |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | |
| 15/9/51 | ‘Railman’s legs cut off by train’ |
| 10/4/10 | Morris Jeppson obituary |
| The Weekend Australian | |
| 29/8/92 | Christopher Dawson, ‘Imita end of road for Japanese’ |
| The West Australian | |
| 24/9/43 | Mervyn Weston, ‘Bayonets routed Japs at Kaiapit’ |
| Time | |
| 3/2/47 | Masao Kusunose article |
INTERNET
2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment, www.26cavcommando.org.au
Australian War Memorial, www.awm.gov.au
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, www.cwgc.org
Department of Veteran Affairs, www.ww2roll.gov.au
National Archives of Australia, www.naa.gov.au
National Library of Australia, www.trove.nla.gov.au
Pacific Wreck Database, www.pacificwrecks.com
UNPUBLISHED REFERENCES
Anderson, Fred, RAAF No. 30 Squadron, logbook
Appleby, Wal, 3rd Division HQ, photographs
Bain, Don, 3rd Division HQ, notes and photographs
Buckler, Sydney, 2/14th Battalion, papers (courtesy of Buckler family)
Clare, Lorna, ‘What Price the Woodpecker’, notes
Copland, Lance, 2/5th Battalion, ‘Ordeal by night’
Dickson, Ron, No. 4 Squadron RAAF, ‘Flying for the Army’, memoirs
Drury, George, No. 30 Squadron RAAF, memoirs
Dunn, Richard, ‘4 Kokugan Takes Charge’, article and notes
Dunshea, Pat, 2/7th Independent Company, records
Edwards, Clive, 2/27th Battalion, diary
Fawcett, Les, 2/10th Field Ambulance, letters (courtesy of Steven Fawcett)
Francis, Alwyn, 2/12th Battalion, ‘When the Battle Clears’, memoirs
Gannan, Tony, 2/7th Battalion, ‘The mortar at Milak’, notes (courtesy of Keith Johnston)
Hagan, Wally, 2/6th Independent Company, ‘1942–1945 Memories’
Hayman, Peter, 53rd Battalion, diary and notes
Hoskin, Len, 2/5th Field Company, memoirs
Howard, Joseph, 2/7th Battalion, ‘Win and Ernie’s story’, memoirs and photographs
Johns, Robert, 2/27th Battalion, ‘The veteran pilgrimage to Papua New Guinea 1995’
Johnston, Keith, 2/10th Commando Squadron, photographs
MacDougal, Dave, 2/33rd Battalion, notes
Miller-Randle, Alec, No. 4 Squadron RAAF, ‘Invictus Asbestos’, memoirs
O’Neill, Bill, 2/5th Independent Company, Papers (courtesy of Gerald O’Neill)
Osborne, Allen, 2/6th Independent Company, memoirs
Patterson, Rod, ‘Hero of Wandumi’ (courtesy of Elaine Sherlock)
Pearlman, Hymie, 2/7th Cavalry Regiment, diary (courtesy of Gilgandra visitor centre)
Perkins, Ken, 2/10th Commando Squadron, ‘The Siege of Milak’, notes (courtesy of Keith Johnston)
Priestley, Ian, notes
Rickards, Des, 2/9th Battalion, memoirs
Rofe, Bruce, 2/7th Independent Company, notes
Ryan, Bryan, 2/5th Battalion, ‘From Bush to Battlefield’, memoirs
Taylor, Dave, 58/59th Battalion, memoirs
Tozer, John, 2/6th Independent Company, letters (courtesy of Trevor Ball)
Walker, Keith, 2/7th Battalion, notes (courtesy of daughter Romaine)
Watson, Geoff, RAAF No 11 Squadron, memoirs and photographs
Wells, Brian, 2/9th Battalion, ‘From Buna to Balikpapan’, memoirs
Wootten, George, 9th Division, notes (courtesy of Estelle Clancy)
UNPUBLISHED RECORDS
1) National Archives of Australia
A9186, RAAF Squadron Operational Records
| 030 | No. 11 | Squadron |
| 045 | No. 22 | Squadron |
| 059 | No. 30 | Squadron |
| 095 | No. 75 | Squadron |
| 123 | No. 100 | Squadron |
A9720B, ABC Radio, ‘Theirs be the glory: Graduation of heroes’, Episode 12
A9845, RAAF Aircraft Crash Reports
B883, Second Australian Imperial Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939–1947
M1415, John Curtin papers
SP300/3, ABC Radio Transcripts, 1939–1945
| 036 Robert Eichelberger, | ‘An Allied front at Buna–Sanananda’ |
| 051 Burton Graham, | ‘The Moresby Story’ |
| 118 Bill Swan, | ‘Communications at Tambu’ |
| 160 Bruce Miller, | ‘Wirraway downs Zero’ |
| 222 Ernest Bennett-Bremner, Letter | |
| 223 Damien Parer, | ‘The road to Salamaua’ |
| 344 Peter Hemery, | ‘Milne Bay story’ |
| 398 | ‘Australians attack Lae’ |
| 414 | ‘Ambush on the Komiatum’ |
| 417 | ‘Wewak strike’ |
| 419 | ‘Lae landing’ |
| 421 | ‘We occupy Lae’ |
| 430 | ‘Fantastic attack’ |
| 432 | ‘Rabaul raid’ |
| 433 | ‘Entry from Salankaua’ |
| 437 | ‘Final attack’ |
| 445 John Hinde, | ‘Hollandia Fiesta’ |
| 446 | ‘Prelude to invasion’ |
| 505 Dudley Leggett, | ‘The fight for the Owen Stanleys’ |
| 506 | ‘Australians take the air at Milne Bay’ |
| 508 | ‘We will remember Kokoda’ |
| 516 | ‘Sidelights on the Battle for Milne Bay’ |
| 517 | ‘Australian troops win their spurs at Milne Bay’ |
| 518 | ‘The Japs retire’ |
| 519 | ‘Cheers for the Sergeant Major’ |
| 520 | ‘I’d like to have him along with me’ |
| 521 | ‘In the face of the enemy’ |
| 522 | ‘Buna busted’ |
| 524 | ‘For Distinguished Service’ |
| 525 | ‘The fall of Buna’ |
| 527 | ‘The armoured divvy proves its mettle’ |
| 528 | ‘The artillery takes a hand at Buna’ |
| 531 | ‘The troops have a name for them’ |
| 532 | ‘Men die that others might live’ |
| 534 | ‘A militia battalion at Milne Bay’ |
| 537 | ‘Their first time in’ |
| 538 | ‘Tanks and tankmen at Buna’ |
| 540 | ‘The cavalry fights on foot’ |
| 541 | ‘On the road to Sanananda’ |
| 542 | ‘A Wau story’ |
| 544 | ‘Calling the Beaufighters’ |
| 546 | ‘Bloody but unbowed’ |
| 556 | ‘Australian artillery parachute to fame’ |
| 570 | ‘A short history but a proud one’ |
| 594 Haydon Lennard, | Press telegram 15/7/44 |
| 597 | Press telegram 16/7/44 |
| 638 Bill Marien, | ‘Kaiapit action’ |
| 675 | ‘Operating theatre near Shaggy Ridge’ |
| 699 Arthur Mathers, | ‘News Despatch’ |
| 743 Dudley Leggett, | ‘The artillery signals at Buna’ |
| 792 Fred Simpson, | ‘Dead Men’s Trail’ |
| 858 | ‘From Milne Bay to the north’ |
| 895 | ‘Despatch from Frederick Simpson’ |
| 896 | ‘The road to Wewak’ |
| 897 | ‘Despatch from Frederick Simpson’ |
| 899 | ‘Jungle Patrols’ |
| 900 | ‘The Assault on Wewak Point’ |
| 914 | ‘Ridge attack’ |
| SP300/4, ABC Radio Transcripts, 1939–1945 | |
| 180 Chester Wilmot, | ‘Kokoda Road’ |
2) Australian War Memorial, Canberra
AWM52, Unit histories, 1939–45 War
AWM54, Written records, 1939–1945 War
AWM55, ATIS records of POW Interrogations and Captured Documents
AWM57, Records of the Allied Geographic Section, SWPA (South West Pacific Area)
AWM64, RAAF formation and unit records
AWM67, Gavin Long, papers of the Official Historian
| Interviews: | |
| 1/06 | Geoff Lyon, 21st Brigade HQ: 15/8/44 |
| 1/08 | Gavin Long diary |
| 2/10 | H McKenzie, 2/1st Battalion: 30/7/43 |
| 2/10 | Stuart Pixley, 49th Battalion: 30/7/43 |
| 2/10 | Colin Prior, 2/1st Battalion: 31/7/43 |
| 2/10 | Peter Moyes, 49th Battalion: 31/7/43 |
| 2/22 | Cecil Parbury, 2/9th Battalion: 28/10/43 |
| 2/22 | Alec Marshall, 2/9th Battalion: 28/10/43 |
| 2/23 | Robert Bennie, 2/17th Battalion, 16/11/43 |
| 2/24 | Angus Suthers, 2/12th Battalion: 14/12/43 |
| 2/24 | Hugh Matheson, 2/10th Battalion: 15/12/43 |
| 2/25 | Paul Deschamps, 2/13th Battalion: 12/11/43 |
| 2/26 | Gavin Long diary |
| 2/27 | Gavin Long diary |
| 2/28 | Angus Suthers, 2/12th Battalion: 14/12/43 |
| 2/29 | John Brocksopp, 2/10th Battalion: 13/12/43 |
| 2/29 | Geoff Miethke, 2/10th Battalion: 13/12/43 |
| 2/29 | Fred Chilton, 18th Brigade: 13/12/43 |
| 2/35 | Bill McIntosh, 2/9th Battalion: 15/12/43 |
| 2/35 | Cecil Parbury, 2/9th Battalion: 15/12/43 |
| 2/35 | James Trevivian, 2/10th Battalion: 15/12/43 |
| 2/35 | Hugh Matheson, 2/10th Battalion: 15/12/43 |
| 2/42 | Sergeant Riley, 2/1st Pioneer Battalion: 29/11/42 |
| 2/43 | Robert Ainslie, 2/48th Battalion: 1/12/43 |
| 2/43 | Tom Derrick, 2/48th Battalion: 1/12/43 |
| 2/43 | Don McDonald, 2/9th Battalion: 12/12/43 |
| 2/43 | Lionel Conley, 2/9th Battalion: 12/12/43 |
| 2/50 | Ralph Honner, 39th Battalion: 27/9/44 |
| 2/59 | Don Brewster, 3rd Battalion: 25/8/44 |
| 2/67 | Charles Madden, 14th Brigade: 17/1/45 |
| 2/68 | Charles Bicks, 61st Battalion: 10/2/45 |
| 2/68 | John Field, 7th Brigade: 4/2/45 |
| 2/70 | Allan Cameron, 2/22nd Battalion: 22/1/45 |
| 2/74 | John Milligan, ANGAU: 4/4/45 |
| 2/74 | Gavin Long diary |
| 2/77 | Ken Perkins, 2/10th Commando Squadron: 6/4/45 |
| 2/78 | Gavin Long diary |
| 2/78 | Joe Gilmore, 39th Battalion: 22/3/45 |
| 2/79 | Albert Chowne, 2/2nd Battalion: 23/3/45 |
| 2/86 | Ivan Dougherty, 21st Brigade: 22/8/45 |
| 2/95 | Phil Rhoden, 2/14th Battalion: 23/8/45, plus diary |
| 2/96 | Gavin Long diary |
| 2/97 | Charlie Sims, 2/27th Battalion: 20/8/45, plus diary |
| 2/105 | Jack Stevens, Sixth Division: 4/10/45 |
| Documents: | |
| 3/06 | Arthur Allen, 7th Division, letters |
| 3/06 | Dal Fayle, 7th Division, diary |
| 3/30 | Frank Berryman, New Guinea Force, notes |
| 3/31 | Johnson Bickle, 2/25th Battalion, interview notes |
| 3/59 | Lin Cameron, 2/5th Battalion, notes |
| 3/65 | Basil Catterns, 2/1st Battalion, notes |
| 3/66 | Basil Challis, NGVR, letter |
| 3/74 | Cyril Clowes, New Guinea Force, letter |
| 3/88 | Paul Cullen, 2/1st Battalion, notes |
| 3/100 | Ben Dawson, 2/22nd Battalion, notes |
| 3/133 | Lex Fraser, 1st Independent Company, diary |
| 3/167 | Edmund Herring, New Guinea Force, records |
| 3/169 | John Holmes, 2/13th Battalion, notes |
| 3/170 | Ralph Honner, 39th Battalion, notes |
| 3/218 | John Lloyd, 16th Brigade, letter |
| 3/350 | John Scanlan, Lark Force, letter |
| 3/388 | Alan Sweeting, 2/4th Field Ambulance, notes |
| 3/399 | Crawford Tomlinson, 61st Battalion, notes |
| 3/404 | James Trevivian, 2/10th Battalion, letter |
| 10/12 | Gavin Long working files |
| 11/02 | Rowell dismissal documents |
| AWM93, AWM registry files, First Series | |
| 50/2/23/024 | Basil Travers, 15th Brigade, notes |
| 50/2/23/153 | Lin Cameron, 2/5th Battalion, letter |
| 50/2/23/169 | Gordon Hart, 2/4th Independent Company, notes |
| 50/2/23/182 | Laurie Proby, 58/59th Battalion, letter |
| 50/2/23/183 | Charles Newman, 58/59th Battalion, letter |
| 50/2/23/195 | Geoff Cox, 2/4th Battalion, letter |
| 50/2/23/387 | George Smith, 24th Battalion, notes |
| 50/2/23/440 | Heathcote Hammer, 15th Brigade, notes |
| 50/2/23/453 | Henry Guinn, 2/7th Battalion, notes |
| 50/2/23/461 | Howard Carr, 2/22nd Battalion, letter |
| 50/2/23/475 | Bernard Evans, 25th Brigade, notes |
| 50/2/23/489 | George Warfe, 2/3rd Independent Company, letter |
| 50/2/23/495 | Russell Mathews, 58/59th Battalion, letter |
| 50/2/23/512 | Keith Mollard, 2/32nd Battalion, notes |
| 50/2/23/575 | Les Gilbert, 2/25th Battalion, notes |
| 50/2/23/578 | Colin Norman, 2/28th Battalion, notes |
| 50/2/23/584 | Aubrey McWatters, 47th Battalion, letter |
| 50/2/23/608 | Ted Griff, 58/59th Battalion, notes |
| 50/2/23/615 | Thomas Silk, 2/3rd Battalion, notes |
| 50/2/23/622 | Gordon King, 2/6th Independent Company, notes |
| 50/2/23/635 | Bruce Rofe, 2/7th Independent Company, notes |
| 50/2/23/638 | Keith McEvoy, 2/3rd Independent Company, letter |
| 50/2/23/662 | Albert Hurrell, 2/25th Battalion, letter |
| 50/2/23/690 | Alex Meldrum, 61st Battalion, notes |
| 50/2/23/774 | Robert Good, 2/3rd Independent Company, letter |
| 50/2/23/798 | Geoff Fearnside, 2/3rd Battalion, letter |
| 50/2/23/809 | Gordon Blainey, 2/6th Independent Company, notes |
AWM119, Office of Military Secretary, Army honours and awards: confidential working files
AWM123, Defence Committee Records
AWM172, Official History, 1939–45 War, Series 1 (Army) Volume VI: Records of David Dexter
07 Stan Savige, 3rd Division, interview: 10/4/51
09 Murray Moten, 17th Brigade, interview: 11/4/51
13 Ivan Dougherty, 21st Brigade, interview
53 Daniel Starr, 58/59th Battalion, notes
AWM218, Card Index to interrogation reports of captured Japanese personnel
AWM226, Sir William Webb records
AWM254, Written records, 1939–45 War, second series
266 John Chalk, Papuan Infantry Battalion, diary
AWM345, Operations records
| AWM Film Archive | (all interviews: 11/11/94) |
| F04808 | Geoff Cooper, 2/27th Battalion |
| F04809 | Hugh Dalby, 39th Battalion |
| F04810 | Henry Katekar, 2/27th Battalion |
| F04811 | Bert Ward, 2/27th Battalion |
| F04813 | Bob Johns, 2/27th Battalion |
| F04814 | Ray Baldwin, 2/27th Battalion |
| F04815 | Roy Thredgold, 2/27th Battalion |
| F04816 | Ron Plater, 39th Battalion |
| F04817 | Ralph Honner, 39th Battalion |
AWM Sound Collection
| S01843 | Garth Symington, 2/16th Battalion: 22/6/97 |
Murdoch Sound Archive
| S0506 | Jack Boland, 2/39th Battalion: 7/11/88 |
| S0540 | Geoff Holmes, 2/12th Battalion: 9/3/89 |
| S0541 | Owen Curtis, 2/12th Battalion: 3/3/89 |
| S0586 | Bill Garing, RAAF: 5/6/89 |
| S0790 | Jack Reddin, 2/27th Battalion: 31/1/90 |
| S0799 | Bob Johns, 2/27th Battalion: 22/2/90 |
| S0903 | Henry Katekar, 2/27th Battalion: 6/3/90 |
| S0905 | Frank McLean, 2/27th Battalion: 8/3/90 |
| S0906 | Bert Ward, 2/27th Battalion: 8/3/90 |
| S0908 | Bill Harry, 2/22nd Battalion: 6/4/90 |
| S0919 | Roy Burbury, 2/5th Independent Company: 15/3/90 |
| S0920 | John Burns, 2/27th Battalion: 27/3/90 |
| S0926 | Ray Baldwin, 2/27th Battalion: 23/3/90 |
| S0927 | Alec Little, 2/27th Battalion: 27/3/90 |
| S0929 | Bob Matten, 2/27th Battalion: 22/3/90 |
Private Records
| 3DRL/0514 | Stephen Murray-Smith journal |
| 3DRL/2529 | Stan Savige papers |
| 3DRL/5043 | Murray Moten papers |
| 3DRL/6643 | Thomas Blamey papers |
| 3DRL/6763 | Sydney Rowell papers |
| 3DRL/6850 | Iven Mackay papers |
| MSS0732 | Seizo Okada, Lost Troops, manuscript |
| PR00057 | Owen Williams diary |
| PR00321 | William Parry-Okeden papers |
| PR00440 | Stirling Tuckey diary |
| PR00570 | 2/12th Battalion History notes |
| PR00588 | Les Clothier diary |
| PR00601 | Andy Pirie papers |
| PR00787 | Geoffrey Vernon diary |
| PR00947 | Anonymous Japanese diary |
| PR01275 | Jim Currie papers |
| PR82/190 | Tom Derrick diary |
| PR84/021 | Ron Berry diary |
| PR84/370 | Frank Berryman diary |
| PR85/010 | Lin Cameron notes |
| PR85/241 | Jack Weeks memoirs |
| PR85/242 | Frank Casey memoirs |
| PR85/251 | Allan Smith memoirs |
| PR85/275 | Albert Moore diary |
| PR85/386 | Arch Shilliday letters |
| PR87/135 | John May memoirs |
| PR89/079 | Geoff Matthews diary |
| PR90/053 | Billy Cook papers |
3) Freyer Library, University of Queensland, Brisbane
| UQFL288 | Peter Pinney, 2/3rd Independent Company, diary transcript. |
4) State Library of NSW, Sydney
| MLMSS 1097 | Damien Parer records |
| MLMSS 6864 | Horace Harris, NGVR, ‘Bankers in the Bush’ memoirs |
5) State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
| MS10894 | Stewart Clarke, 2/14th Battalion, diary |
| MS11355 | Edmund Herring, New Guinea Force, papers |
6) National Library of Australia, Canberra
| MS3782 | George Vasey papers |
| MS7777 | Dudley McCarthy papers |
7) National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA
| RG 38 | US Navy records |
| RG 82 | US Navy photographs |
| RG 111 | US Army Signal Corps photographs |
| RG 200 | Major General Charles Willoughby records |
| RG 289 | US Naval Intelligence Photographic Interpretation records |
| RG 342 | USAAF photographs |
| RG 373 | USAAF Aerial reconnaissance films |
| RG 407 | US Army War Diaries |
| RG 496 | General Headquarters South West Pacific Area records |
8) National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, Texas, USA Sound collection:
Jack Lattimore, 2/6th Armoured Regiment
William Hall, 2/5th Field Regiment
Thomas Handran-Smith, 2/5th Field Regiment
9) MacArthur Memorial Library and Archives, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| RG 03 | Records of General Douglas MacArthur |
| RG 30 | Records of Lieutenant General Richard Sutherland |
| RG 54 | General George Kenney diary and papers |
10) Office of Naval Records, Washington DC, USA
Rear Admiral Daniel Barbey, papers
Rear Admiral Charles Adair, interview: June 1977