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Japs Seize New Guinea Highlight Cliff Haydon’s Escape Journey
Engineer Cliff Haydon, formerly of Manila, recalls Japanese occupation of Northern New Guinea towns after evacuating from Rabaul to Lae. He trekked over the Wau mountains with New Guinea Airways staff, helped defend the airfield, joined the NGVR unit, and walked to Port Moresby via the Stanley range. He later served with the RAAF, sustaining burns from a shell and witnessing bombs and bullets in perilous treks.
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Manilla
Clifford Haydon
New Guinea
Rabaul
Lae
New Guinea Airways Jnd
Wau
Weu
Lea
Salamana
Australia
Wandrome
Port “Moresby
Papua
van Stanley
Port Moresby
Caboe
Lakekainu
Sydney
Clift
R.aa‘.F
van Clift