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CAPTAIN HARRY KATEKAR M.I.D.
Captain Harry Katekar M.I.D. was a member of the 2/27th Infantry Battalion during World War II. Born in South Australia, Harry Katekar enlisted in the military despite his ambitions of becoming a solicitor. The page on the Kokoda Historical website provides a detailed account of his experiences. Harry Katekar joined the battalion as a Private and eventually achieved the rank of Lieutenant due to his educational background. The narrative covers their participation in the Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon, where they faced off against Vichy French troops. Following the fall of Singapore, the 2/27th Infantry Battalion was redirected to defend Australia. They were subsequently deployed to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea to support the troops fighting on the Kokoda Track.
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BATTLE OF CORAL SEA
Japan’s astonishing victories in Malaya, the Philippines and the Netherlands East Indies persuaded its commanders to try and extend their conquests to include Port Moresby, Tulagi, New Caledonia, Fiji and Samoa.
RESEARCHING SERVICE PERSONNEL
Often the hardest part about conducting research on any particular subject is knowing where to start.
MILNE BAY
On 25 June 1942 an Allied task force, escorted by Royal Australian Navy corvettes Warrego and Ballarat, landed American engineers and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel at Milne Bay, at the extreme southeast tip of the territory of Papua.
EORA CREEK
Eora Creek runs north, roughly parallel to the Kokoda Track, from the central ridge of the Owen Stanley Mountains, near Myola, to join the Mabare River east of Kokoda.