Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:commander |
Lieutenant Colonel John Scanlan
|
| gptkbp:composedOf |
2/22nd Battalion
17th Antitank Battery 2/10th Field Ambulance 2/12th Field Ambulance 2/1st Independent Company New Guinea Volunteer Rifles Royal Australian Air Force units Royal Australian Army Dental Corps units Royal Australian Army Medical Corps units Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps units Royal Australian Army Pay Corps units Royal Australian Army Provost Corps units Royal Australian Army Service Corps units Royal Australian Artillery units Royal Australian Engineers units Royal Australian Navy units |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Australia
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1942
|
| gptkbp:fate |
overrun by Japanese forces
|
| gptkbp:formed |
March 1941
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lark Force
|
| gptkbp:notableEngagement |
gptkb:Battle_of_Rabaul
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Tol Plantation massacre
|
| gptkbp:notableLoss |
Montevideo Maru sinking
large number of POW deaths |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Australian_Army
|
| gptkbp:role |
garrison
|
| gptkbp:size |
approximately 1,400 personnel
|
| gptkbp:stationedAt |
gptkb:Rabaul,_New_Britain
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:invasion_of_Rabaul
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|