-
before the
Australians came up
against strong resistance centred around the
Kankiryo Saddle and
Shaggy Ridge,
which consisted of
several steep features, dotted...
- II/78th and two
companies of the III/78th were deplo****
forward around Kankiryo and
Shaggy Ridge, with the I/78th
spread out
around Saipa and
Yokopi and...
- the
valleys of the Mene and
Faria Rivers and
culminates at one end in
Kankiryo Saddle,
which links it to
Faria Ridge and
divides Faria Valley and Mindjim...
-
aiming towards the
Kankiryo Saddle,
while the 25th
Brigade advanced through the Ramu valley. The ****anese
positions on
Kankiryo and
around Shaggy Ridge...
-
towards the main ****anese
defensive positions around Shaggy Ridge and
Kankiryo. When the
Australians pushed onto the ridge, they cut off the ****anese...
- 57th/60th and 58th/59th – were
given the task of
pushing forward from
Kankiryo towards Madang via the
Mindjim River,
Astrolabe Bay and Bogadjim. The brigade's...
- 27 wounded.
After Shaggy Ridge was
taken the
battalion advanced to the
Kankiryo Saddle,
where the 18th
Brigade was
relieved by the 15th Brigade. The 2/10th...
-
around Shaggy Ridge,
subsequently taking part in the
fighting around the
Kankiryo Saddle,
Prothero I and II and
Crater Hill.
Following the
conclusion of...
-
campaign in
early 1944.
Joining the
fighting after the
capture of the
Kankiryo Saddle in January, the 57th/60th led the
advance to Madang,
reaching it...
- and into the
Finisterre Range. In February,
after fighting around the
Kankiryo Saddle, the 15th
Brigade moved up the
Faria Valley to take over from the...
