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20 July 1942

DateSaturday, July 14, 2012 at 4:08PM

Transport ship Gili Gili reaches Buna and immediately begins unloading supplies for carriers to take to B Coy, now at Kokoda.

They don’t know it but the carriers leave with the much-needed supplies less that 24 hours ahead of the advance party of the Japanese invasion force headed for the same coastal village.

AuthorPatrick Lindsay | CommentPost a Comment |

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