Guud ahaan, Australia waxay leedahay ciidamo badan oo Australia ah oo ku sugan Aasiya. Ciidamada Australia waxay ku sugnaayeen Malaya intii lagu jiray 1940 iyo 1941 iyadoo ay sii kordhay khatarta Japan. Markii uu dagaalku qarxay ciidamada Australia ee Malaya waxay ka koobnaayeen Qaybta 8aad (marka laga reebo Guutada 23aad) oo uu hoggaaminayo Major General Gordon Bennett, afar dufcadood oo RAAF ah iyo siddeed maraakiib dagaal. RAAF waxay noqotay adeeggii ugu horreeyay ee ka shaqeeya Barwaaqo-Bareedka markii diyaaradaha Australia ay hoos u dhigeen kolonyadii Japan ee ku soo duushay Malaya la rasaaseeyay 6dii Diseembar 1941.
Gaashaanle sare Gordon Bennett