Battle of Timor order of battle

Template:Onesource This is the order of battle for the Battle of Timor (1942–43) which occurred on the island of Timor, in the Pacific theatre of World War II. It involved forces from the Empire of Japan—which invaded on February 20, 1942—on one side and Allied personnel, predominantly from Australia and the Netherlands, on the other. Many Timorese civilians and some Portuguese colonists fought with the Allies as criados (guerrillas), or provided food, shelter and other assistance.

Initial order of battle

Portugal

Portuguese Colonial Army units

• HQ Timor (Repartição Militar de Timor)
• Native Rifle Company (Companhia de Caçadores Indígenas)
• Oecussi detachment of the Native Rifle Company
• Border Cavalry Platoon

Portuguese civil and auxiliary forces

• Dili Police Corps (Corpo de Polícia de Dili)
• Civil administration sepoys
• Timorese militias and auxiliaries

Allied

Sparrow Force units

• File:Australian 8th Division.png HQ Sparrow Force
• File:2nd 40th Infantry Battalion.png 2/40th Infantry Battalion
• File:2nd 2nd Independent Company.png 2/2nd Independent Company
• File:2nd 1st Heavy Battery.png 2/1st Heavy Battery
• File:Royal Artillery Anti-Aircraft Badge.png [A & C Troops, 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery], (British Royal Artillery)
• File:75 Light Aid Detachment.png 75th Light Aid Detachment
• File:2nd 1st Fortress Co.png 2/1st Fortress Engineers
• File:2nd 1st Fortress Signals.png 2/1st Fortress Signals
• File:18th Anti-Tank Battery.png B Troop, 18th Anti-Tank Battery
• File:2nd 11th Field Company.png No.2 Section, 2/11th Field Company
• File:8th Division Signals.png 23rd Brigade Signals
• File:2nd 12th Field Ambulance.png 2/12th Field Ambulance
• File:22 Field Dental Unit.png 22nd Dental Unit
• File:AASC Insignia.png Australian Army Service Corps

Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) units

• Timor and Dependencies Garrison Battalion
• 3rd Company, VIII Infantry Battalion
• Reservekorps (RK) Infantry Company
• Machine-Gun Platoon, XIII Infantry Battalion
• Artillery battery (4 × 75 mm guns)
• Engineer platoon
• Engineer platoon
• Mobile auxiliary first aid platoon

Empire of Japan

• 228th Regimental Group
• 3rd Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Force (detachment)

References

• MAGRO, A. J., Tropa e Aquartelamentos de Timor (Troops and Barracks of Timor), Lisbon, 1947