Buuxi weedha soo socota: Hogaanka guud ee Kornayl William Holmes, AN&amp;MEF waxay ka baxeen Sydney 19kii Ogosto iyagoo saaran HMAS "Berrima" waxayna ku hakadeen Palm Island oo ka baxsan Townsville ilaa ciidanka New Zealand, oo ay wehliyaan markab dagaal, markab dagaal, iyo markab dagaal oo Faransiis ah "Montcalm",
waxay qabsadeen Samoa 30kii Agoosto. AN&amp;MEF waxay markaa u dhaqaaqday Port Moresby halkaas oo ay kula kulantay kooxda Queensland ee saaran gaadiidka TSS "Kanowna". Ciidanka ayaa ka dib u dhoofay New Guinea Jarmalka 7 Sebtember laakiin "Kanowna" ayaa laga tagay markii ay diideen inay shaqeeyaan. Askarta ka tirsan Kennedy Regiment ayaa sidoo kale laga tagay Port Moresby maadaama Holmes uu dareemay in aan loo tababarin ama aan loo qalabeyn si ku filan si ay ugu lug yeeshaan dagaalka la filayay.