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1 August 1942

DateWednesday, August 1, 2012 at 9:25AM

Lt Col Ralph Honner, in Perth after returning from Middle East, receives orders to take command of 39th Bn on the Kokoda Track and immediately heads to Moresby. He had just 2 weeks leave home with his wife and two young kids after two years service in the Middle East.

He packs and rushes to his plane, starting a journey that will take him plane-hopping around the south and eastern coast of Australian before arriving in Moresby.

Honner is regarded as one of Australia's finest tactical commanders, having proved himself during with the AIF in the Middle East, winning a Military Cross in Greece.

AuthorPatrick Lindsay | CommentPost a Comment |

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