Keywords: Australian commandos operating a radio on a Timorese mountaintop (November 1942).jpg en Australian commandos operate a radio on a mountain top in Timor in about November 1942 They are left to right Signaller Keith Richards Cpl John Donovan and Sgt Jack Sargeant all from the 2/2nd Independent Company which was part of Sparrow Force 1942-11 013764 Damien Parer After Japanese forces invaded Timor in February 1942 Allied forces on the island were cut off from their bases in Australia Signalman Joe Loveless manage to build a makeshift wireless Winnie the War Winner which was powerful enough to contact Darwin However the signallers' identity was challenged Eventually a signal officer in Darwin sent back a message saying what is the Christian name of Jack Sargent's wife Sargent was the signaller at the Timor end and he sent back the message Kathleen which established the credentials of the senders Photographer Damien Parer The copyright is owned by the Australian War Memorial The full copyright message which was attached to this picture when it was downloaded on May 6 2005 is at http //www awm gov au/shop/legal/permission asp PD-Australia PD-1996 Australia Original upload log en wikipedia FtCG page en wikipedia Timor2 jpg wikitable - 11 24 5 June 2005 450 × 343 77 414 bytes Grant65 w en Australian commandos operate a radio on a mountain top in Timor in about November 1942 They are left to right Signaller Keith Richards Cpl John Donovan and Sgt Jack Sargeant all from the 2/2nd Independent Company which was part of Sparrow Force Damien Parer |