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The 2/29th fought the Japanese at the Battle of Muar. The CO, Lt Col Robertson, was killed in action on 18 January 1942 after being shot while riding as a pillion passenger on a motor cycle in an attempt to report to 45th Brigade Headquarters at Bakri. The CO of the 2/19th then took over command.
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My offering this week is my next read ‘Against All Odds: The History of the 2/18 Battalion A.I.F’ by James Burfitt. The cover shows the wooden cross erected at the site of heavy fighting in the Nithsdale Estate between the advancing Japanese and the 2/18th, Johore Bahru, Malaya. #histbookchat
Went out for the day kickin’ rocks in the Snowy-Monaro area of NSW. Ended up with this nice haul of red jasper. It will polish up a real treat! Or it will just sit in the garage with all the other rocks. 🤓
Not far from my mind, the 2/19th Bn was raised from the Snow-Monaro and Riverina areas.
On 27 November 1941, HMAS Parramatta II, whilst on convoy duty in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, was struck by a torpedo from German submarine U-559. The ship rolled to starboard and sank quickly. All the officers and most of the crew were killed. 138 lives were lost and 24 survived.
