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Usapa Besar

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10°07′55″S 123°40′10″E / 10.132036°S 123.669425°E / -10.132036; 123.669425

Usapa Besar was a military camp built by Sparrow Force in the defence of Timor in 1942. After capitulation, the Japanese Army converted the camp to hold Sparrow Force as prisoners of war.

References

  1. "The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX41885) Private James Joseph O'Hehir, Australian Army Service Corps Section Sparrow Force, 2nd AIF, Second World War". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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