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The following members of Lark Force managed to escape from Rabaul and return to Australia
Note: The rank of each individual is not necessarily the rank he served with in Rabaul.
Acknowledgement: I wish to thank Norm Furness of 2/22nd Infantry Battalion Association for the Nominal Roll of 2/22nd Infantry Battalion escapees from Rabaul.
1. VX21380 L/Cpl AINSWORTH, John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
2. VX36565 L/Cpl AIRD, Keith Davidson; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
3. VX29403 Pte ALLEN, Alan John (Tiger); 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
4. VX47540 Pte AMOS, Harry Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
5. VX32120 Sgt ANDERSON, Stuart; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
6. VX20231 Sgt APLIN, Douglas Arthur; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
7. VX8370 Capt (Lt Col) APPEL, Ernest Smyth (Awarded MC); 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
8. NX150059 (N255496) Sig APPLEBY, William Allan; Rabaul Fortress Signals. (Later 1st Infantry Troops Workshops)
9. VX23056 L/Sgt ARTHUR, George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
10. VX37830 Pte BARRASS, Gordon William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
11. VX24196 Pte BACON, Leslie Frank; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion).
12. VX23717 Pte BAILEY, Raymond; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
13. VX29934 Lieut BALLANTYNE, John Stuart; 2/22nd Infantry Batalion. (Later 2/13th Infantry Battalion)
14. VX28152 Sgt BARLEY, Noel George Minot; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
15. VX23853 Cpl BARWISE, Clarence James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
16. VX24214 Pte BAYNE, Albert Stanley; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
17. VX22662 Sgt BEAUMONT, John Raymond; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later Died of Injuries, Soputa, Papua, 24 March 1943 with 1 Water Transport Unit)
18. VX22598 Lieut BEENIE, Percival Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/2nd Infantry Battalion)
19. VX26950 Pte BELLESINI, Rama Edward; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
20. VX26199 Pte BENEY, Harold Kingston; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 17th Garrison Battalion)
21. VX37033 Pte BISHOP, Andrew Bernard; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 55th Port Craft Company, RAE)
22. V11499 Cpl BEYERS, Leonard Frederick; Rabaul Fortress Signals (Later 1st Signal Training Battalion).
23. VX38183 Lieut BLABY, Eric Andrew; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
24. VX23176 L/Sgt BOARDMAN, Wilfred Stanley; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 4th Infantry Specialist Group)
25. VX30313 Lieut BOLDEMAN, Victor Leslie; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
26. VX114261 (V83653) Capt BOTHAM, William George; Rabaul Fortress Company, RAE (Later Major, 10 Anti-Aircraft and Fortress Company, RAE)
27. VX23321 Pte BOWES, Leslie; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later Died of Illness, Cairns, Qld, 30 March 1942.
28. VX12987 Cpl BRANNELLY, Thomas Alan; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later Killed in Action, Tarakan, Borneo with 2/24th Infantry Battalion)
29. VX18884 Pte BRILL, Edward Ernest; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
30. VX29584 Pte BROMILOW, Alfred; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
31. VX29023 Pte BROOKER, Leonard Vincent; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
32. VX13177 Pte BROWN, Edward; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
33. VX37929 Pte BROWN, Ernest Stanley; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
34. VX14694 Pte BROWN, Robert Bruce; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
35. VX30531 Pte BURGDORF, Hubert Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
36. VX42308 Pte BURGE, Bruce; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
37. VX46453 L/Sgt BURGELL, Norman John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later HQ Victorian Lines of Communications)
38. V50811 Spr BUTLER, Victor Clarence; Rabaul Fortress Engineers.
39. VX31362 L/Cpl BYRNE, Cecil Vincent; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
40. VX30679 Gnr CAIN, Barney Patrick; 17th Anti-Tank Battery. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
41. VX21622 Pte CALDWELL, David Hugh; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/24th Infantry Battalion)
42. VX44904 Capt (Lt Col) CAMERON, Allan Gordon; (Awarded DSO and Bar; MID) 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/2nd Infantry Battalion)
43. VX22365 Pte CAMPBELL, Colin Murdoch; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
44. VX20534 Pte CARDWELL, Alexander George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 6th Division Salvage Unit)
45. VX41567 Lt Col CARR, Howard Hammond; Officer Commanding 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
46. VX23641 S/Sgt CARROLL, Alan; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
47. VX35792 WO2 CARROLL, Ian Dingwall; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later Unit Stores Accounts Section, NSW Logistics HQ)
48. VX34397 Pte CARTER, Dudley Gibson; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
49. TX16310 (T44273) Sig CATO, Victor Preston; Rabaul Fortress Signals. (Later New Guinea Force Signals.
50. VX38497 Pte CHANTER, Ronald James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/14th Field Ambulance)
51. VX23832 Pte CHATTERS, David; 2/22nd Infantry Batalion.
52. VX38387 Pte CLARKE, Ernest; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
53. VX30454 Sgt CLEMENS, William Harold Stanley; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
54. VX29738 L/Sgt CLINTON, Frederick Roy; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
55. VX26634 Pte COATE, Norman Gregory; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
56. VX47657 Pte COLE, Warren Neville; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 17th Infantry Battalion)
57. NX56978 Pte COOK, William; 2/10 Field Ambulance; (Prisoner of War, Survivor of Tol Plantation Massacre).
58. VX25607 Pte COOKE, Allan John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
59. VX23533 Pte COOLING, William Henry; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later Anti-Aircraft Static Workshops)
60. VX21366 Pte COYLE, Allan Eric; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
61. VX12009 Lieut (Major) CRAWFORD, John Sharman; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 112th Anti-Aircraft Regiment)
62. VX40298 Sgt CRAWFORD, Kent Beresford; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
63. VX28596 Sgt CROCKER, Willis Talbot; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later RAAF – 129846)
64. VX26286 Pte CROSS, Joseph William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
65. VX24114 Pte CROSS, William George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later HQ Buna Area, Papua)
66. VX23861 Pte CUMMINS, Charles Herbert; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
67. VX24811 L/Sgt CUMPER, William Thomas; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
68. VX39010 Pte CURLEY, Kevin Anthony; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/23rd Infantry Battalion)
69. VX24118 Cpl CURTIS, Lance Stanley; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
70. VX123176 (V72156) Sig DALL, David Patterson; Rabaul Fortress Signals. (Later New Guinea Force Signals)
71. VX19258 Pte DARMODY, Edward Leonard; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later HQ 2/1st Guard Battalion)
72. VX47614 Lieut (Lt Col) DAWSON, Benjamin George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later First Aust Army Intelligence Corps)
73. VX42438 Sgt DAWSON, Duncan Frank; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
74. VX24193 Cpl DAY, Stanley Edward; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
75. VX38474 Sgt DEBNEY, Jack Douglas; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
76. VX22962 Sgt DELL, Walter Ernest; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
77. VX32708 Pte DELLAR, Henry James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4 Infantry Battalion)
78. VX28498 Pte DELLAR, John Lawrence; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
79. VX26176 Sgt DEMPSEY, Jack; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later1st Army Trade Training Depot)
80. N100112 Major DENNING, Keith Haold Mickelthwaite; Rabaul Fortress Signals; (Later New Guinea Force Signals)
81. VX24052 Pte DENNISON, Clifford Roy; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
82. VX21527 Pte DICK, Walter; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 17th Garrison Battalion)
83. VX36539 Cpl DICKENSON, Leonard Harold; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
84. VX44779 Lieut DONALDSON, John Geoffrey; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 3rd POW Contact and Enquiry Unit)
85. VX42041 Lieut DORE, Ashley Vance; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
86. V11505 (V34988) Sig DOUGLAS, Donald John; Rabaul Fortress Signals. (Later Coastal Command Engineers)
87. VX48049 L/Cpl DOULE, Peter; 2/22nd Infantry Batalion.
88. VX 29809 Pte DOWSE, Albert Colin; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later Died of Illness, Albury, NSW, 7 April 1942)
89. VX37710 WO2 DRANE, Walter James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
90. VX44487 Pte DUNSTAN, Cecil Richard; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
91. VX40094 Pte DUSTING, Allen; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/24th Infantry Battalion)
92. VX24158 DUVANEL, Pte Randall David; DCM; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
93. VX40375 Gnr DWYER, Frank; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
94. VX38629 Pte EAGLE, Allan Newport; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
95. VX46169 Pte EAGLES, Victor George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/11th Field Ambulance)
96. VX36265 Pte EASON, Victor John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
97. VX123185 (V72159) Cpl EDWARDS, Donald Stewart; Rabaul Fortress Signals. (Later 24th Wireless Section)
98. VX28427 Pte ELLISON, Walter Holgate; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
99. VX101862 S/Sgt (Lieut) ELTON, John Robert; Rabaul Fortress Engineers. (Later 3 Landing Craft Workshops)
100. VX22136 WO2 FERGUSON, Desmond Thomas Sheehan; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later ANGAU) [Brother of VX22131]
101. VX22131 Lieut FERGUSON, Herbert Patrick; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later ANGAU) [Brother of VX22136]
102. VX38844 Capt (Major) FIELD, Dudley Frederick; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
103. VX44411 Lieut (later Lt Col) FIGGIS, Peter Ernest; MC; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion and later Coastwatcher.
104. VX23904 Sgt FINCH, Mervyn James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
105. NX33449 Lieut (Capt) FISCHER, Alan Gregg; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
106. VX41296 Pte FISHLEY, Frederick Michell; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 28th Works Company)
107. VX46450 Capt FLUCKER, James Luckie; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
108. VX46622 Cpl FOGDEN, Charles Glynn; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
109. N246397 Sig FORBES, Angus Edgecombe; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
110. VX44606 Pte FOWLER, Albert Joseph; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
111. VX46448 Sgt FOXWELL, John William Bernard; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later ANGAU)
112. VX33328 Pte FRANCIS, Norman Lawrence; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
113. Pte FREE, Herbert Edward; 2/22nd Infantry Batalion.
114. VX37993 Pte FULLER, Arthur; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
115. VX29151 Pte FULTON, John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
116. VX23557 Cpl FURNESS, Norman Harold; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
117. VX31961 Sgt GALE, Henry; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
118. VX23734 Pte GARDINER, Gordon; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
119. N14276 L/Cpl GARWOOD, Arthur Harold; Rabaul Fortress Signals. (Later New Guinea Force Signals)
120.VX20524 Pte GAY, Horace; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
121. VX24177 L/Cpl GELLIE, Hector Ivan; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later Killed in Action, Aitape, New Guinea with 2/4th Infantry Battalion, 8 May 1945)
122. V27719 Sig GIDDINS, John Francis; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
123. VX38016 Cpl GILLESPIE, Gordon James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
124. VX26553 Cpl GILMOUR, Douglas McGregor; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
125. VX47307 Pte GILPIN, James Edward; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
126. VX19438 Pte GLASS, William John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
127. VX26394 Pte GLEESON, Bernard; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion.
128. VX25392 Pte GLOVER, Leslie John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
129. VX24088 Pte GLYNN, Valentine Patrick; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
130. VX44904 Capt GOODMAN, Christopher Ernest; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
131. NX119044 (N100472) S/Sgt GRAY, Alan George; Rabaul Fortress Signals. (Later New Guinea Force Signals)
132. VX23358 Pte GREEN, George Edwin; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later Killed in Action, Aitape, New Guinea with 2/4th Infantry Battalion, 22 June 1945)
133. VX47386 Pte GREENWOOD, Robert Francis; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
134. VX39091 Sgt GRIES, Robert Henri; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
135. VX38532 Pte GRIFFITHS, Herbert Charles Noel; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion.
136. VX37858 Pte GRIST, Raymond Dudley; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
137. VX46445 Capt GUNN, Bruce Alexander; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
138. VX25895 Cpl HALE, Kenneth Gregory; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
139. VX19225 Pte HALL, James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
140. VX40419 Pte HALL, John Rogers; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Re-enlisted …).
141. VX44959 Capt HAMILTON, James McKnight; MBE; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later served with M Special Force).
142. VX24129 Pte HAMILL, Richard James Samuel; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion).
143. VX30971 Pte (ALIAS - HARRIS, George Peter; (Real name: VAMVAKARIS, George Peter) 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. Died of Illness, New Britain, 24 Feb 1942 trying to Escape.
144. VX129016 (V72167) Sgt HARRIS, William Richard; Rabaul Fortress Signals. (Later New Guinea Force Signals)
145. VX45091 Cpl HARRISON, Claude; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
146. VX24800 WO2 HARRY, Cuthbert Oswald; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later ANGAU).
147. VX24779 Pte HAYDEN, Kevin Edward; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
148. VX46479 Pte HARDY, George William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later HQ 8th Military District).
149. VX24106 Pte HEAD, Cecil Neil; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion).
150. VX20614 WO2 HEADLAM, John Malcolm; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
151. VX28607 Pte HENNESSY, Lawrence William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 34th Training Battalion).
152. VX37685 Pte HENRY, Stanley; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
153. VX47519 Pte HICKS, Allan; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 1st Infantry Training Battalion)
154. VX44760 Pte HILL, Leonard Albert; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/24th Infantry Battalion)
155. VX45968 Cpl HILLIARD, Rupert Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later HQ 2/1st Guard Battalion).
156. VX50362 Pte HILLIS, Phillip Bernard; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
157. VX30972 Cpl HIRST, Arthur Vernon; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 1st Guard Compound)
158. VX48026 Pte ILES, Harold Sydney; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
159. SX35680 (S15701) A/Cpl INKSTER, Henry George; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
160. VX20370 Pte IRELAND, Geoffrey; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
161. V72170 A/Cpl JACKMAN, Howard Stuart; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
162. VX112414 Spr JAMES, Ralph Raymond; Rabaul Fortress Engineers.
163. VX44396 Capt (Lieut) JAMES, Trevor Lemoine; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion)
164. VX28644 Sgt JANE, Harry Allan; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 112 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment)
165. VX30552 Pte JARMAN, Raynor Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
166. VX18893 Cpl JOHNSON, William George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
167. VX40828 Lieut JONES, Arthur Thomas; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
168. VX23347 Cpl JONES, Frank Arnold; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 101st Composite Anti-Aircraft Signals)
169. VX29630 Sgt JONES, John Norman; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
170. VX30098 Pte JONES, Ormond Stanley; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
171. VX23377 Pte JUDD, Austin Frederick; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
172. VX40669 Pte KELLY, William Thomas; 2/22nd Infantry Batalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion).
173. VX20354 Cpl KEMP, George Stephen; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
174. VX19569 Pte KERR, Percival Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later Killed in Action with 2/24th Infantry Battalion - 5 Nov 1942).
175. VX23067 Pte KING, Edward; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
176. VX22014 Sgt KIRKLAND, Alec John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
177. QX49208 (Q1716) Sig KLAPROTH, Clarence John; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
178. VX29061 Pte KOLLMORGAN, Frederick William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 1st Guard Compound).
179. VX28362 Pte LANGMAN, Edward George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 14th Garrison Battalion).
180. VX29307 Pte LAW, Russell Lindsay; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 1st Parachute Battalion).
181. VX23621 L/Cpl LAW, Thomas Albert Henry; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion).
182. VX38946 Pte LAWSON, Daniel John Alexander; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
183. VX38316 Cpl LESTER, Francis Edward; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion).
184. VX29178 Pte LETT, Robert Harry; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
185. VX125137 (V72101) L/Sgt LEVY, Keith Joseph; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
186. (VX22017 S/Sgt LEWIS, Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/27th Infantry Battalion).
187. VX22017 Lieut (Major) LOMAS, Frederic John; Awarded Military Cross; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 2/7 Commando Squadron).
188. VX24067 Pte LUNN, Vernon Clive; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
189. VX46456 Cpl LUXMOORE, Lawrence Herbert; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
190. VX37190 L/Cpl MACK, Stanley Belsar; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
191. VX26414 Pte MAHER, William Osborne; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
192. VX46449 MALE, Gordon William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
193. VX23897 Pte MALKIN, Walter James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
194. VX37846 Pte MALONEY, Daniel John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 22nd Infantry Battalion)
195. VX24229 Cpl MALONEY, Harry Sydney; 2/22nd Infantry Batalion.
196. VX29565 Pte MANN, Ronald; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
197. NGX201 WO2 MARLAY, Mervyn; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later ANGAU).
198. VX24257 Pte MARSHALL, Clifford; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
199. VX55482 (V45452) Lieut MARSHALL, Clive Walter; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
200. VX42436 Pte MARTIN, George Henry; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Died of injuries received while escaping at Yarram, Victoria on 17 January 1943)
201. VX42398 Pte MATTHEWS, John Kingslay; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
202. VX37956 L/Cpl MAYNE, David Andrew; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Killed in Action, New Guinea, 8 December 1943 with 2/24th Infantry Battalion)
203. VX13472 Pte MacDONALD, Angus Walter; 2/22nd Infantry Batalion (Later 2/24th Infantry Battalion)
204. VX46518 Pte McGUINNESS, Patrick John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
205. VX19681 L/Cpl McGURGAN, James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
206. VX46497 Capt McINNES, Colin Lachlan; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
207. VX46460 Pte McLAREN, Henry Maurice; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
208. VX30150 MacMILLAN, John Ambrose; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/8th Infantry Battalion)
209. VX24191 Cpl McNAUGHTON, Findley David; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
210. VX19901 Lieut McVEAN, Clive Allan; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 9th Garrison Battalion)
211. VX37190 L/Cpl MACK, Stanley Belsar; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
212. VX26414 Pte MAHER, William Osborne; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion).
213. VX46449 Sgt MALE, Gordon William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (2/4th Infantry Battalion)
214. VX23897 Pte MALKIN, Walter James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
215. VX37846 Pte MALONEY, Daniel John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
216. VX24229 Cpl MALONEY, Harry Sydney; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
217. VX29565 Pte MANN, Ronald; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion).
218. NGX201 WO2 MARLEY, Mervyn; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later ANGAU)
219. VX25254 Pte MARSHALL, Clifford; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
220. VX42436 Pte MARTIN, George Henry; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Died of Injuries, Victoria 17 Jan 1943).
221. VX42398 Pte MATTHEWS, John Kingslay; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
222. VX37956 L/Cpl MAYNE, David Andrew; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion; Killed in Action - 8 Dec 1943)
223. VX29006 Pte MENZ, Clarence George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
224. VX19233 Pte MITCHELL, Henry Robert; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 4th Motor Transport Workshops, AEME)
225. VX25201 Cpl MOON, Edward George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/11th Infantry Battalion)
226. VX26316 Cpl MOON, Lindsay Garnet; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
227. VX21651 Pte MORGAN, John Alfred; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
228. VX42425 Pte MORGAN, John Patrick David; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
229. VX19428 Cpl MOYLE, John Thomas; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 34th Training Battalion)
230. VX34701 Pte MURDOCH, William Henry; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
231. VX42537 WO1 MURRAY, Edwin Andrew Albert; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Re-enlisted Regular Army 3/1048)
232. VX24188 Cpl NEAVE, William James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
233. VX48187 Pte NICHOLSON, Ronald Norman; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
234. VX33759 Pte O'BRIEN, Alphonso; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later HQ 1st Aust Corps)
235. VX35583 Pte OLNEY, James Neil; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later Z Special Force)
236. VX23947 Pte O'NEILL, Frederick Edward Gladstone; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
237. VX45223 Major OWEN, William Taylor, Distinguished Service Cross(US); 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later T/Lt Col, Officer Commanding 39th Infantry Battalion; Killed in Action, Kokoda, 29 July 1942)
238. VX22564 Pte PAGE, Ernest George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
239. VX29259 Pte PARSONS, Herbert Graeme; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 34th Training Battalion)
240. VX32105 S/Sgt PATCH, Leslie Meldrum; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
241. VX43513 Sgt PEARCE, Thomas; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
242. VX26609 PEARSON, Percy Alfred; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
243. VX46465 Sgt PERKINS, Bruce Leopold; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
244. VX41753 Pte PERRY, Alfred Albert; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 2/1st Guard Regiment)
245. VX21586 Pte PIKE, Arthur; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
246. VX29262 Lieut PITTS, Deric Hawthorne; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 2/5th Infantry Battalion)
247. NX140146 (N246432) Cpl POOLE, John Robert; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
248. VX107579 Sgt POTTER, Jack Leonard; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
249. NGX199 Pte PRICE, Alfred John Maldon; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
250. VX30376 Pte PRICE, Cecil Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
251. VX12844 Cpl PRINCE, Valentine Vernon; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
252. VX47216 Cpl PROUD, Eric Baker; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
253. VX17290 Pre PYKE, Alfred Alexander; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
254. VX30011 L/Cpl REED, William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
255. VX23804 Pte RILEY, George Edward; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
256. VX24099 L/Sgt ROBINSON, Arthur William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 4th Infantry Specialist Group)
257. VX46970 L/Cpl ROGERS, George Scott; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
258. VX19589 Pte ROSS, Norman Francis; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
259. VX30019 Pte ROSSER, Phillip; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 27th Employment Company)
260. VX46949 Pte ROWLAND, Ronald Ernest Norman; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
261. VX34177 Pte RUSSELL, George Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/8th Field Regiment, RAA.
262. VX24181 Pte SALIGARI, Edward Peter; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
263. TX16392 Gnr SAWFORD, Laurence William, Rabaul Heavy Battery.
264. VX46276 Pte SAXTON, William Francis; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
265. VX27025 Pte SCOTT, Ernest James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
266. VX26790 L/Cpl SCAMMELL, Vernon James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 17th Garrison Battalion)
267. VX19716 Pte SCHRODER, Joseph Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
268. NX174217 (N246439) SCULLY, Kenrick; Sgt; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
269. VX44737 Pte SEARLE, Donald Norman; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/1st Guard Regiment)
270. NX142851 (N85247) SELBY, David Meyer; Capt; Rabaul Anti-Aircraft Battery.
271. VX30794 Pte SHERIDAN, John Joseph; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
272. VX38049 S/Sgt SHERRINGTON, Robert Walter; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
273. VX48148 Pte SHELL, Alexander Frederick Thomas; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
274. VX45364 Pte SHEARN, Thomas John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/10th Infantry Battalion)
275. VX43045 Pte SIMPSON, Arthur Bernard; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
276. VX23626 L/Cpl SINCLAIR, Ernest; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
277. VX39297 L/Sgt SISSON, Harry Burgess; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
278. VX24455 Cpl SLOAN, John Keith; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
279. VX23843 Lieut SMITH, David Ormond; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
280. VX30515 Sgt SMITH, Frank Septimus; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/24th Infantry Battalion)
281. VX47675 Sgt SMITH, Edwrd Joseph Francis; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
282. VX46514 Sgt SMITH, Herbert William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
283. VX44388 Maj SMITH, Ivan Lockhart; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 1st Parachute Battalion; Accidently Killed - Newcastle, NSW - 14th Oct 1943)
284. VX12605 SMITH, Leslie Rowley Hamilton; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later Re-enlisted – 3/1099)
285. VX41228 Pte SMITH, Richard; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later Tpr 2/7th Commando Squadron; Died of Wounds, Sydney, NSW, Australia ex New Guinea - 8th Mar 1945)
286. VX42483 Pte SMITH, Sydney Herbert Joseph; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
287. VX48188 Pte SMITH, William Leonard; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
288. VX23118 Pte SMYTH, John McElroy; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
289. VX30016 Cpl SPRAGUE, Sydney McKay; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
290. VX27901 WO2 STOCKWELL, Reginald Ray; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
291. VX48004 Pte SUMMERS, Claude; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/1st Guard Regiment; Killed in Action, New Guinea, 7th May 1945)
292. VX46367 Pte SUTHERLAND, Jack; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
293. VX50630 Sgt SYMONS, Ronald Henry; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
294. SX28944 (S15939) Sgt TABOR, Eric Walter George; Rabaul Fortress Signals. (Re-enlisted 3/77342)
295. VX23414 Pte TAPSCOTT, Glanville Heber; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later Spr 2/4 Field Squadron)
296. VX44880 Lieut TAYLOR, Howard Major; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
297. VX36562 Cpl TEASDALE, Lyndon John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
298. VX23031 Pte THOMAS, Alfred; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/8th Infantry Battalion)
299. VX25733 Pte THOMAS, John William Powys; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
300. VX35754 Lieut (Later Major) TOLMER, Alexander Richard; (Awarded Military Cross) 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Later 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion)
301. VX23365 Pte TOMISON, Harold George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
302. VX44598 Sgt TRAHAIR, Thomas Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Batalion)
303. VX37806 Pte TUCKER, Lionel Golding; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
304. VX24244 Cpl TUDDIN, John Augusta; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
305. VX37241 Pte TURNER, Daniel Ernest; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 34th Training Battalion)
306. VX15628 S/Sgt TURNER, Victor Harold; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
307. Capt UZZELL, John Douglas; 2/22nd Infantry Battalin; (Later Land HQ Signals)
308. VX28008 Lieut VINE, Arthur Frederick; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 39th Infantry Battalion)
309. VX47748 Pte VINNELL, Alan March; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
310. VX37963 Pte WALKER, Donald; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
311. VX24197 Lieut WALLS, Robert Kevin, MC; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later M Special Force; Awarded Military Cross)
312. VX38190 Sgt WATSON, Charles Arthur; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
313. VX27796. Pte WATT, Kenneth Robert; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
314. VX32570 Pte WATTS, George; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later Spr 4th Army Troops Company, RAE)
315. VX45785 Pte WAUGH, William John; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
316. VX23821 Cpl WEBSTER, Hugh Joseph; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 1st Army Trade Training Depot)
317. VX26770 Pte WEBSTER, Norman Douglas; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
318. VX19707 Sig WEINGOTT, Issy; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
319. VX28075 Pte WHELAN, Joseph; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 6 Division Salvage Unit)
320. VX47020 Pte WHELAN, Joseph; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Not identical with VX28075)
321. VX24176 Pte WHITE, Ronald Stanley; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
322. VX24016 Pte WHITE, Lawrence Miles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
323. VX23931 Pte WILLIAMS, Alec; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
324. VX37688 Pte WILLIAMS, William Henry; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
325. VX24306 Cpl WILSON, William Francis; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
326. VX28276 Sgt WITNISH, William Ronald; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
327. VX133225 (V50810) Capt WOOD, John Thurston; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
328. VX24212 L/Sgt WOODS, John Frederick Clarence; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 107th Convalescent Depot)
329. VX30007 Sgt WOODWARD, Frederic Geoffrey; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; (Later 1st Guard Camp)
330. VX26446 L/Cpl WOODHEAD, Arnold William; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
331. VX120958 (V72102) Cpl WOOLF, Leonard Roy; Rabaul Fortress Signals (Later New Guinea Signals)
332. VX24121 Cpl YENCH, Henry Charles; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
333. VX24130 Sgt YENCH, Raymond Milton; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
334. VX47527 Pte YENSCH, Douglas James; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later 2/4th Infantry Battalion)
335. VX23343 Pte YOUNG, Joseph Samuel; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion (Later HQ 2/1 Guard Battalion)
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