Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: E zigakwara ndị agha AIF site na Darwin na Netherlands East Indies (NEI) n'izu mbụ nke Agha Pacific. E zigara battalion ndị e wusiri ike site na 23rd Brigade na Koepang na West Timor ('Sparrow Force') na agwaetiti Ambon ('Gull Force') iji chebe ebe ndị a dị mkpa site na mwakpo ndị Japan. E zigakwara &lt;a href="2/2nd%20Commando%20Squadron%20%28Australia%29"&gt;2/2nd Independent Company&lt;/a&gt; na Dili na Portuguese Timor na-emebi nnọpụiche Portugal. E meriri ndị agha ahụ na Ambon site na mbata ndị Japan na 30 Jenụwarị, ma nyefee onwe ha na 3 Febụwarị 1942. Ndị agha Japan gburu ihe karịrị ndị mkpọrọ Australia 300 n'usoro igbu ọchụ n'ozuzu n'ọnwa February. Mgbe ndị agha nọ na Koepang meriri mgbe ndị Japan rutere ebe ahụ na 20 Febụwarị ma nyefee onwe ha, ndị agha Australia gbara ọsọ
ndị agha okpuru megide ndị Japan na Portuguese Timor ruo February 1943. "Voyager" na furu efu na Septemba na Disemba 1942, n'otu n'otu, ka ha na-arụ ọrụ iji kwado ndị ọchịagha.