New Guinea Volunteer Rifles
The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR) was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was initially raised as a unit of the Militia from white Australian and European expatriates in New Guinea upon the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, before being activated for full-time service following the Japanese landings in early 1942. NGVR personnel then helped rescue survivors of Lark Force from Rabaul in February and March 1942. Between March and May, the NGVR monitored the Japanese bases which had been established in the Huon Gulf region, being the only Allied force in the area until the arrival of Kanga Force at Wau in May. The battalion subsequently established observation posts overlooking the main approaches and reported on Japanese movements.
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New Guinea Volunteer Rifles
The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR) was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was initially raised as a unit of the Militia from white Australian and European expatriates in New Guinea upon the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, before being activated for full-time service following the Japanese landings in early 1942. NGVR personnel then helped rescue survivors of Lark Force from Rabaul in February and March 1942. Between March and May, the NGVR monitored the Japanese bases which had been established in the Huon Gulf region, being the only Allied force in the area until the arrival of Kanga Force at Wau in May. The battalion subsequently established observation posts overlooking the main approaches and reported on Japanese movements.
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Les Volontaires armés de Nouve ...... la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
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The New Guinea Volunteer Rifle ...... apua New Guinea Defence Force.
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Rabaul,Wau,South West Pacific 1942–43
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Cream over red, under green bar
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Flame of the Forest
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Onebattalion
~300–850 men
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(Through Trial to Triumph)
Per Angusta Ad Augusta
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Rabaul, Wau, South West Pacific 1942–43
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The Salamaua platoon of the NGVR on parade in April 1940.
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Cream over red, under green bar
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Colours
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Australia
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Regimental Flower
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March
Imperial Echoes
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Per Angusta Ad Augusta
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Infantry
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One battalion
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~300–850 men
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New Guinea Volunteer Rifles
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Les Volontaires armés de Nouve ...... la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
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The New Guinea Volunteer Rifle ...... eported on Japanese movements.
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New Guinea Volunteer Rifles
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Volontaires armés de Nouvelle-Guinée
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New Guinea Volunteer Rifles
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