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Description
Within 24 hours of the Japanese invasion of northern New Guinea at Gona
in July 1942, the Australian militiamen of ‘B’ Company, 39th Battalion,
spent four weeks fighting a delaying action against a crack Japanese
force outnumbered by three to one. By mid-August, the rest of the
battalion had arrived, and these men took up a position at Isurava, in
the heart of the cloud covered mountains and jungles of the Owen Stanley
Range. At Isurava, this small militia force of the 39th Battalion now
numbering around 300 men was determined to make a stand against a crack
Japanese force of the 144th Regiment and supporting elements, numbering
at least 1500. Then on the day the Japanese launched their attack, to
the great relief of these militiamen, reinforcements from the 2nd AIF
who had fought with great distinction in the Middle East began to arrive
in the afternoon having spent days struggling up the track from Port
Moresby. Even so, the Australians were still outnumbered, as the
Japanese also received reinforcements, and unlike the Japanese, the
Australians had no supporting artillery or medium machineguns. The
battle for Isurava would be the defining battle of the Kokoda Campaign
and has rightfully been described as Australia’s Thermopylae. It was
here that Australia’s first Victoria Cross in the Pacific war was
awarded when the Japanese conducted several ferocious attacks against
the Australian perimetre. Private Bruce Kingsbury led an Australian
counterattack, rushing forward sweeping the Japanese positions with his
Bren gun, saving he situation when all seemed lost — he was killed
leading the charge. Another two men were also nominated for the VC
during the fighting at Isurava. The outnumbered and poorly equipped
Australians managed to hold back the Japanese advance for almost a week;
only then did these battle scared and weary men begin a month long
fighting withdraw towards Ioribaiwa Ridge just north of Port Morsby.
However, their sacrifice provided time for the Australian 25th Brigade
to be brought forward — finally forcing the Japanese to withdrawal just
as they glimpsed the lights of Port Morseby.