Sgt Douglas 'Jock' Taylor DCM, of Aberdeen Scotland & the Carrier Plt of 2/7th Bn. A hero of the disastrous 'cavalry charge' by the US Urbana Force at Cape Endaiadere, New Guinea, December 5th 1942. Described as "One of the outstanding fighting men of the 2nd AIF". #WeHaveWays
Couched in the restrained language of the OH, but reading between the lines it speaks volumes of both the desperate situation the US 32nd Div was in & the AMF's willingness to accede to US requests. @robert_lyman @olly2518 @MoseleyMAJ @madeofstone71 @East_Approaches @vickersmg
Not quite Prokhorovka, but for the men that survived it, a hellish experience.
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