MORE than 90 per cent, of the Australian guerillas In Timor grew beards, firstly because of the lack of shaving gear and secondly as a valuable means of camouflage. The Japs could not tell the difference between a native and an Australian at more than 500 yards when the guerillas wore beards. The beards also hid the white flare of the face in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 349 words"Debil-debil" was how the Japanese described the Australian guerilla troops on Timor. "They spring up out of the ground, shoot us and then disappear." they told the natives. "They are ...
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The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), Fri 9 Apr 1943, Page 4
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