Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - 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 8th Division nke atọ, nke iri abụọ na atọ, na Koepang na West Timor dị ka akụkụ nke "Sparrow Force" na agwaetiti Ambon dị ka "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 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 ndị agha Australia mere ngagharị iwe.
megide ndị Japan na Portuguese Timor ruo February 1943.