Raid on Heath's Farm
Raid on Heath's Farm | |||||||
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Part of the New Guinea campaign, World War II | |||||||
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Australia | Japan | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown | 44 |
The Raid on Heath's Farm was conducted by Australian commandoes in New Guinea on 1 July 1942. It followed the Salamaua Raid and took place 7 miles (11 km) outside of Lae.[1] 44 Japanese were killed.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Commando tales are still untold". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 14 June 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Lost Legion". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 21 January 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Raid Planned With Model". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 1 June 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
Further reading
- McCarthy, Dudley (1959). South–West Pacific Area – First Year: Kokoda to Wau. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 1 – Army. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 3134247.
- Pirie, Andy A. (1993). Commando, Double Black: An Historical Narrative of the 2/5th Independent Company. Sydney, New South Wales: 2/5th Commando Trust. ISBN 978-0-646-15367-4.
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- Operation Mackerel (1942)
- Operation Tiger (Java) (1942)
- Operation Lion (1942)
- Operation Flounder (1942)
- Operation Ambon (1942, abandoned)
- Operation Walnut (1942-43)
- Operation Lancer (1942)
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- Operation Suncharlie (April 1945)
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- Operation Carp (1945, abandoned)
- Operation Cod (1945, abandoned)
- Operation Starfish (1945)
- Operation Binatang (1945)
- Operation Anchovy (1945, abandoned)
- Operation Groper (1945)
- Operation Demo (1945)
- Salamaua Raid (1942)
- Heath's Farm Raid (1942)
- Mubo Raid (1942)
- Operation Cockroach (1942, abandoned)
- Operation Beetle (1942)
- Operation Ladybird (1942)
- Operation Spider (1942, abandoned)
- Operation Wasp (1942, abandoned)
- Operation Tick (1942)
- Operation Bug (1942)
- Operation Locust (1943)
- Operation Oaktree (1942–44)
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- Operation Rose
- Operation Dodo
- Operation Moa
- Operation Lennon
- Operation Socrates
- Operation Flathead
- Operation Python 1 (1943)
- Operation Python 2 (1944)
- Operation Agas (1945)
- Operation Semut (1945)
- Operation Squirrel (1945)
- Operation Platypus (1945)
- Operation Toad
- Operation Vulture
Moluccas
- Operation Giraffe
- Operation Crane
- Operation Shril
- Operation Magpie
- Operation Raven
- Operation Garnish
- Operation Opossum (1945)
- Operation Swallow
- Operation Swift
- Operation Finch (1945)
China Seas
- Operation Jaywick (1943)
- Operation Rimau (1944–45)
- Operation Politician-Optican
- Operation Gunard
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- Operation Carpenter
- Operation Period
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- Operation Sabre (1945)
- Operation Apple (1945)
- Operation Turnip
- Operation Potato
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- Operation Pine Needle
- Operation Trout
- Operation Shark
- Operation Carrot
- Operation Radish
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- Mission 204 (or 'Tulip Force') (1942–43)
- Operation Source (1943)
- Operation Guidance (1944)
- Operation Hornbill (1944)
- Operation Kingfisher (1944–45)
East Indies
- Operation Prawn (1944)
- Dace Raid (1944)
- Operation Apricot (1945)
- Operation Firetree (1945)
- Operation Poppy (1945)
- Operation Parsnip (1945)
- Operation Inco I (1945)
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