Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An kuma tura sojojin AIF daga Darwin zuwa Netherlands East Indies (NEI) a farkon makonnin Yakin Pacific. An tura rundunonin da aka karfafa daga brigade na uku na 8th Division, na 23, zuwa Koepang a Yammacin Timor a matsayin wani ɓangare na "Sparrow Force" da kuma tsibirin Ambon a matsayin "Gull Force" don kare waɗannan wurare masu mahimmanci daga harin Japan. An kuma aika da &lt;a href="2/2nd%20Commando%20Squadron%20%28Australia%29"&gt;2/2nd Independent Company&lt;/a&gt; zuwa Dili a cikin Portuguese Timor a cikin keta tsakani na Portugal. Sojojin Ambon sun ci nasara da saukar Japan a ranar 30 ga Janairu kuma sun mika wuya a ranar 3 ga Fabrairu, 1942. Fiye da fursunonin Ostiraliya 300 ne sojojin Japan suka kashe a jerin kisan gilla a watan Fabrairu. Yayin da aka ci sojojin da ke Koepang bayan da Jafananci suka sauka a can a ranar 20 ga Fabrairu kuma suka mika wuya, kwamandojin Ostiraliya sun kaddamar da wani
yakin basasa a kan Jafananci a cikin Portuguese Timor har zuwa Fabrairu 1943.