Outstanding post, I read the whole thing and learned a lot. Never knew anything about aussies in the wars. The way the top people rise through the ranks, that is still being ignored in, probably, most all armed forces. Do they still have this command structure?
I have one question. I had an uncle who was in the south pacific area but this may have been in Africa. He said they had aboriginals with them who would be in camp during the day and go out at night. He described that their camps were not organized and the aboriginals would go to the enemies camps and kill them while they slept. One problem was allied soldiers who had an axis helmet, for example as a souvenir. The aboriginal would feel the axis helmet in the dark, assume the owner was an enemy, and kill him. Have you read anything like this? Kevin T.
