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Old 23-04-16, 10:56
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Originally Posted by Bob Carriere View Post
Were they used by the spotters on isolated island reporting on Japanese shipping????

Intriging piece of history.

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The coast watchers usually used the AWA 3B set . A whole team of native carriers was needed to move the 3B around, light it was not .

The Australian service roughly equivalent to the SOE was the Services Reconnaissance Dept. (SRD) These guys did the raid on Singapore harbour
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