{{short description|British and Australian Army officer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox military person |name=Harry Gladwyn Harcourt |image=AWM 027400 Australian and US officers O-group Wanigela, New Guinea October 1942.jpg |caption=Australian and US officers conduct an orders group at Wanigela, New Guinea in October 1942. Harcourt is the officer wearing the beret |birth_date= 13 February 1895<ref name=AWMpeople/> |death_date={{Death date and age|1970|12|20|1895|02|13|df=yes}}<ref name=Bottrell42/> |birth_place= [[Westcliff-on-Sea]], Essex, England<ref name=nom/> |death_place= [[Hobart, Tasmania|Hobart]], Tasmania, Australia<ref name=obit/> |burial_place= |burial_label= |nickname= |allegiance= United Kingdom<br/>Australia |branch= [[British Army]]<br/>[[Australian Army]] |service_years= 1914–1927<ref name=obit/><br/>1940–1946<ref name=AWMpeople/><ref name=service/> |rank= [[Major (rank)|Major]]<ref name=AWMpeople/> |unit= |commands= [[2/6th Commando Squadron (Australia)|2/6th Independent Company]]<ref name=Trigellis02/> |battles= {{tree list}} * [[First World War]] ** [[Gallipoli campaign]] ** [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] * [[Russian Civil War]] ** [[North Russia Campaign]] * [[Second World War]] ** [[New Guinea campaign]] ** [[Borneo campaign]]<ref name=obit/> {{tree list/end}} |awards= [[Distinguished Service Order]] & [[Medal bar|Bar]]<br/>[[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]]<br/>[[Military Cross]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]] (3)<br/>[[Silver Star]] (United States)<br/>[[Order of St. Vladimir]] (Russia)<br/>[[Order of Saint Stanislaus]] (Russia)<br/>[[Légion d'honneur]] (France)<br/>[[Croix de Guerre]] (France)<ref name=Trigellis0205/> |relations= |other_work= }} '''Harry Gladwyn Harcourt''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|DSO1|OBE|MC}}<ref name=AWMpeople>{{cite web|url=http://www.awm.gov.au/units/people_3692.asp|title=Major Harry Gladwyn Harcourt, OBE, DSO and Bar, MC|publisher=Australian War Memorial|accessdate=11 June 2009}}</ref><ref group="Note">Only Commonwealth awards are shown as postnominals, thus Harcourt's French, Russian and US decorations are not listed. Additionally, an MID does not confer postnominals, hence it is not included here.</ref> (13 February 1895&nbsp;– 20 December 1970) was an officer in the [[British Army]] and later the [[Australian Army]] who commanded an [[Australian commandos|Australian commando]] unit during the [[Second World War]].

Harcourt's military career began in 1914 when he was commissioned into the [[British Army]]. During the [[First World War]] he served on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]], commanding a machine gun unit. He gained promotion quickly, advancing to the rank of [[Major (rank)|major]] by the end of the war. He also received a number of notable decorations. Later, Harcourt served during the [[Russian Civil War]] before emigrating to Australia in 1929. Following this, he worked as a public servant in [[Tasmania]] before the outbreak of the Second World War when he joined the Australian Army and subsequently went on to serve in the Australian commandos, taking part in the fighting in [[New Guinea campaign|New Guinea]] and [[Borneo campaign|Borneo]].

Following the end of the war, Harcourt retired from the military and returned to working for the Tasmanian government. He died in 1970 at the age of 75.

==First World War== Harcourt was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, in Essex, England, on 13 February 1895.<ref name=nom>{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=778903|title=World War II Nominal Roll—TX2156 Harry Gladwyn Harcourt|publisher=Australian Government|accessdate=11 June 2009|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051033/http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=778903|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1914, he entered the British Army as a [[second lieutenant]] with a Regular commission.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=6371302&I=1&SE=1|title=Obituary newspaper article (included in Harcourt's Australian Army Service Record)|accessdate=11 June 2009}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Initially, he served with the 1st Battalion, [[Royal Dublin Fusiliers]], taking part in the disastrous Gallipoli campaign<ref name=obit/> before he was seconded to the [[Machine Gun Corps]] with whom he served on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] in France and [[Belgium]].<ref name=obit/> With this service Harcourt was quickly promoted, first to [[Acting (rank)|acting]] [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]], then acting [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] by the time he was 23 years old.<ref name=Trigellis02>Trigellis-Smith 1992, p. 2.</ref> Despite holding these acting ranks, he was not substantively promoted to lieutenant until mid-1918, although when it was announced his seniority was backdated to November 1917.<ref name=LG1>{{London Gazette|issue=30805|supp=y|page=8564|date=19 July 1918}}</ref> At one point he held three different ranks, a [[substantive]] rank of second lieutenant, a [[Brevet (military)|temporary]] rank of lieutenant and an acting rank of major. For his service during the war, Harcourt received a [[Distinguished Service Order]],<ref name=LG2>{{London Gazette|issue=30813|supp=y|page=8745|date=23 July 1918}}</ref> a [[Military Cross]],<ref name=LG3>{{London Gazette|issue=30716|supp=y|page=6466|date=31 May 1918}}</ref> and was [[Mentioned in Despatches|mentioned in despatches]] three times.<ref name=Trigellis02/> He also received the French [[Croix de Guerre]] and the [[Légion d'honneur]].<ref name=Trigellis0205>Trigellis-Smith 1992, pp. 2–5.</ref>

==Russian Civil War== In early 1919, Harcourt was attending a staff course in the United Kingdom when he heard about the deteriorating situation in North Russia. Hoping to secure a position on the Relief Force that was being sent, Harcourt went to the [[War Office]] where he offered his services. Due to his experience with the Machine Gun Corps, he was offered command of a machine gun unit with the acting rank of major. However, the unit had not been formed and Harcourt was told that it was up to him to carry out his own recruiting.<ref name=obit/> Having met a number of Australian soldiers during the previous war, Harcourt decided to go to the [[First Australian Imperial Force]] (AIF) headquarters at [[Horseferry Road]], where he spoke to a number of [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]] and [[Other ranks (UK)|other ranks]] who were still waiting for repatriation to Australia.<ref name=obit/> Finding that there was considerable enthusiasm, particularly amongst the other ranks, Harcourt eventually arranged for the recruitment of between 400 and 500 Australians into the British Army for service in Russia<ref name=obit/><ref>Muirden 1990, p. 53.</ref> although in the end only about 150–300 Australians completed the process.<ref>Dennis et al 1995, pp. 436–437.</ref><ref name=Wigmore>{{cite web | last = Wigmore | first = Lionel | title = North Russian Relief Force | work = They Dared Mightily| publisher = Australian War Memorial | year = 1986 | url = http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/north_russia/doc.asp | accessdate =15 January 2009}}</ref>

These men formed part of the North Russia Relief Force (NRRF),<ref name=Wigmore/> which departed for Archangel in the [[SS Czar|SS ''Czar'']] and [[SS Czaritza|''Czarina'']].<ref name=obit/> Soon after landing in [[Arkhangelsk|Archangel]] in June 1919 the NRRF began an offensive campaign designed to push the [[Bolshevik]] forces back so that the [[White Movement|White Russian]] forces could carry out a withdrawal to Archangel.<ref name=Dennis437>Dennis et al 1995, p. 437.</ref> This offensive was initially focused upon the railways and river systems and Harcourt was ordered to move his unit along the Archangel–[[Vologda]] railway line and to engage any Bolshevik forces encountered.<ref name=obit/> By July they had reached Obozerskaya, about {{convert|100|mi|km}} south of Archangel and about {{convert|15|mi|km}} north from [[Emtsa]], where they established a base from which further operations against the Bolshevik [[front line|forward areas]].<ref name=obit/>

At this time Harcourt was placed in command of a composite company made up of machine gunners, artillerymen and infantry, which became known as "Harcourt Force".<ref name=obit/><ref name=Bottrell37>Bottrell 1974, p. 37.</ref> The unit carried out patrols and probing raids in their area of operations and Harcourt was tasked with planning an attack on Bolshevik positions around Emtsa. As the situation continued to deteriorate for the Allies plans were made for the force to begin withdrawing.<ref name=Wigmore/> On 29 August 1919, the last British offensive was launched at Emtsa. Harcourt's force was tasked with capturing an [[artillery battery]] in the main Bolshevik position, however, his guide led him to the wrong objective in the darkness and suddenly the company came under intense and unexpectedly heavy fire. Although wounded, Harcourt liaised with a company from the 45th Battalion, [[Royal Fusiliers]], and together they captured the main battery. For this action Harcourt received a Bar to his DSO.<ref name=Bradley14>Bradley 2004, p. 14.</ref> The citation reads:

{{quote|For great gallantry and good leadership in command of a company on 29 August 1919. His guide led him to the wrong objective, and the company unexpectedly came under heavy fire. He showed great coolness and ability, and finally, with the assistance of another company, took the main battery position. He was wounded early in the action.<ref name=LG4>{{London Gazette|issue=31745|supp=y|page=923|date=20 January 1920}}</ref>}}

The engagement ended with the surrender of the Bolshevik forces, however, as Harcourt prepared his men for an advance south to Vologda he received orders to pull back to Archangel and eventually they were evacuated back to England where the men were demobilised and Harcourt returned to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.<ref name=obit/> For his services, however, the Russian [[Government in exile|government-in-exile]] presented him with both the [[Order of Saint Vladimir]] and the [[Order of Saint Stanislaus]], 2nd Class, with Swords.<ref name=Trigellis02/><ref>Challinger 2010, p. 209.</ref>

==Inter-war years== During the 1920s Harcourt continued to serve with the British Army and was stationed in India. It was while he was on the subcontinent that he discovered an alternative route between India and [[Burma]].<ref name=obit/> The significance of this find was not immediately realised until 1942 when, after the Japanese invaded Burma and subsequently gained control of the only known route out of Burma, British intelligence recalled Harcourt's discovery and using this information the Allies were able to route their withdrawing armies and the large numbers of refugees around the main Japanese force back into India.<ref name=obit/><ref name=Bottrell37/> This route became known as "Harcourt's Highway".<ref name=Bottrell37/>

In 1927, Harcourt took a leave of absence from the British Army and in 1929 he travelled to Australia.<ref name=obit/><ref name=Bradley14/> He eventually applied for a discharge from the army<ref name=obit/> and decided to settle in Victoria.<ref name=Bottrell39/> Later he moved to Tasmania where he took a job with the government and became a civil servant.<ref name=McCarthy279>McCarthy 1959, p. 279.</ref> He also became involved in the Boy Scouts and in 1933 he served as secretary and organiser of the first [[World Scout Jamboree]] to be held in Australia, taking place over Christmas 1933–34.<ref name=obit/><ref name=Bottrell39/> On 28 April 1939, while he was working with the Youth Employment Office in Hobart, Harcourt was involved in a motor vehicle accident at [[Kings Meadows, Tasmania|Kings Meadows, Launceston]]. While attempting to take evasive action to avoid hitting a car that was driving on the wrong side of the road, Harcourt's car collided with a pedestrian who had been walking on the road. Although Harcourt rushed the pedestrian, an eight-year-old boy, to hospital, the boy's injuries proved fatal. An inquest was subsequently held and found that Harcourt was in no way to blame for the accident.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Regulation Suggested: Safety of Pedestrians at Night | author=Anonymous |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25605965?searchTerm=HarryHarcourt&searchLimits= |newspaper=The Mercury |date=18 May 1939 |page=5 |accessdate=6 January 2011}}</ref>

==Second World War== When the Second World War broke out in September 1939 Harcourt sought to return to the United Kingdom to rejoin the British Army. As his job was considered vital to the war effort, the Australian government prevented him from leaving, however, he was eventually allowed to join the [[Citizens Military Force|Militia]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=Bottrell39>Bottrell 1974, p. 39.</ref> On 3 August 1940, he reported for war service and was appointed as a lieutenant. A short time later he was officially promoted to major<ref>Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, Issue 190/40, p. 1955.</ref> and taken on the strength of the headquarters of the 6th Military District (Tasmania) as the [[brigade major]] of the 12th Infantry Brigade based at [[Brighton, Tasmania|Brighton]].<ref name=service>{{cite web|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=6371302&I=1&SE=1|title=TX2156 Harry Gladwyn Harcourt, Australian Army Service Record|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=11 June 2009}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In February 1941 Harcourt was allowed to transfer to the [[Second Australian Imperial Force]] (2nd AIF)—thus allowing him to serve overseas<ref group="Note">At the time the provisions of the ''Defence Act (1903)'' prevented the government deploying members of the Militia outside Australia and its territories - PNG was an Australian territory at the time but the Japanese had not entered WW2 at the time so the 2ndAIF was "aimed" at the Middle East. As a consequence of this, at the time Australia had two armies, the first one being the Militia for defence of Australia and its territories and the 2ndAIF for world wide deployment. In 1943 the provisions of the Act were amended by the Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Act 1943 to allow the deployment of the Militia to combat zones in the South West Pacific Area. The provision automatically lapsed six months after the cessation of hostilities.</ref>—and after undergoing training at [[Puckapunyal]] he was subsequently posted to the 2/9th Armoured Regiment in August 1941, as the officer commanding 'C' Squadron.<ref name=service/>

In mid-1942, Harcourt was seconded for special duties and was temporarily posted to the Guerrilla Warfare School<ref name=Trigellis05>Trigellis-Smith 1992, p. 5.</ref> that had been set up at [[Wilsons Promontory]] in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] to begin training independent companies in [[irregular warfare]] techniques based on the recommendations of the British Military Mission in Australia, headed by Lieutenant Colonel J.C. Mawhood.<ref name=Horner21>Horner 1989, p. 21.</ref> In order to prove himself fit for active service with the [[Australian commandos|independent companies]] Harcourt was required to pass a rigorous physical fitness and endurance program that was said to have tested even the instructors at the school, many of whom were a lot younger than Harcourt, who was 47 at the time.<ref name=Bradley14/><ref name=Trigellis05/> On 6 June 1942, Harcourt became the commanding officer of the 2/6th Independent Company, which would later be renamed the 2/6th Commando Squadron.<ref name=Trigellis02/>

Almost immediately Harcourt began the process of preparing the company for operational service in the Pacific.<ref name=Trigellis0506>Trigellis-Smith 1992, pp. 5–6.</ref> A shortage of stores and equipment initially hampered the company's training, however, in mid July they entrained and were moved north to [[Queensland]] where they were initially based at [[Yandina, Queensland|Yandina]] before moving to [[Townsville, Queensland|Townsville]] on 28 July 1942.<ref name=Trigellis0809>Trigellis-Smith 1992, pp. 8–9.</ref> On 2 August 1942, the company embarked on the MS ''Tasman'' bound for New Guinea.<ref name=Trigellis1011>Trigellis-Smith 1992, pp. 10–11.</ref><ref name=Bottrell40>Bottrell 1974, p. 40.</ref>

On 6 August 1942, the 2/6th Independent Company disembarked in [[Port Moresby]] and shortly afterwards it was placed directly under the command of the headquarters of the [[7th Division (Australia)|7th Division]].<ref name=Trigellis12>Trigellis-Smith 1992, p. 12.</ref> As the Japanese began to advance over the Owen Stanley Range towards Port Moresby the company began patrolling operations to the west of Port Moresby and Harcourt was given responsibility for advising divisional headquarters of Japanese movements around the [[Kokoda Track]] and to provide protection for the division's flanks.<ref name=Trigellis13>Trigellis-Smith 1992, p. 13.</ref>

Later, in November and December 1942 the company fought alongside the [[126th Infantry Regiment (United States)|126th]] and [[128th Infantry Regiment (United States)|128th Infantry Regiment]]s around [[Buna, Papua New Guinea|Buna]], where they were used mainly in the reconnaissance role, but also as assault troops where necessary.<ref name=Trigellis97119>Trigellis-Smith 1992, pp. 97–119.</ref> During this time, Harcourt reported directly to the [[32nd Infantry Division (United States)|32nd Division's]] commander, Major General [[Edwin F. Harding|Edwin Harding]] on the location of Japanese forces, as well as the progress and disposition of US forces in the region.<ref name=Bradley15>Bradley 2004, p. 15.</ref><ref name=Trigellis110>Trigellis-Smith 1992, p. 110.</ref> At the end of the fighting around Buna Harcourt was decorated with the Silver Star for gallantry<ref name=Bottrell40/><ref name=citation>{{cite web|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=6371302&I=1&SE=1|title=Citation for Award of the Silver Star to TX2156 Major Harry G. Harcourt (included in Harcourt's Army Service Record)|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=15 June 2009}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> by General MacArthur, who later singled the 2/6th Independent Company out for special praise in his Order of the Day on 9 January 1943.<ref name=Trigellis118>Trigellis-Smith 1992, p. 118.</ref> The award was later reported in Hobart's ''The Mercury'' newspaper on 21 January 1943.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gains Silver Star|author=Anonymous |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1862863?zoomLevel=1&searchTerm=HarryHarcourt&searchLimits= |newspaper=The Mercury |date=21 January 1943 |page=3 |accessdate=6 January 2011}}</ref>

In writing the official history of the Australian involvement in the early campaigns in the Pacific, Dudley McCarthy described Harcourt as being "an intrepid officer whose forty-seven years seemingly had done nothing to lessen his zest for living, his energy or his physical endurance".<ref name=McCarthy279/> Nevertheless, in July 1943, following service in New Guinea Harcourt was told that he was too old for active service<ref name=obit/> and was subsequently detached to the headquarters of [[II Corps (Australia)|II Corps]] on 18 July 1943<ref name=Bradley15/> before officially relinquishing command of the 2/6th on 8 August 1943.<ref name=Trigellis148>Trigellis-Smith 1992, p. 148.</ref> He was later transferred to the [[Land Warfare Centre (Australia)|Jungle Warfare Training Centre]] at [[Canungra]], in [[Queensland]], where he served as a senior instructor<ref name=Trigellis151>Trigellis-Smith 1992, p. 151.</ref> and then later commanding officer of the 3rd Australian Reinforcement Training Battalion (Jungle Warfare).<ref name=service/><ref name=Bottrell40/>

In late 1944, Harcourt was able to secure a posting to the [[2/7th Cavalry Commando Regiment (Australia)|2/7th Cavalry Commando Regiment]], one of three Australian commando regiments that were set up to administer the independent companies, and he became the regimental [[second-in-command]].<ref name=service/><ref name=Bottrell41>Bottrell 1974, p. 41.</ref> In May 1945, Harcourt took part in the [[Battle of Balikpapan (1945)|landing at Balikpapan]], after the regiment was committed to the fighting on [[Borneo Campaign (1945)|Borneo]] late in the war.<ref name=service/> Following the end of hostilities in September 1945 Harcourt was repatriated to Tasmania and on 20 November 1945 his appointment in the 2nd AIF was terminated.<ref name=service/><ref name=Bottrell41/>

==Later life== Upon leaving the Army in 1946, Harcourt returned to the public service, being appointed the deputy director of Industrial Training in Tasmania under the [[Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme]].<ref name=Bottrell41>Bottrell 1974, p. 41.</ref> He remained in this role until 1949 when he undertook a research position with the Industrial Development Branch of the Premier's Department (Tasmania).<ref name=Bottrell41/> During this time, Harcourt was also actively involved in [[Legacy Australia|Legacy]], helping to establish facilities at [[Coningham, Tasmania|Coningham]], teaching night classes in carpentry and metal work.<ref name=Bottrell42>Bottrell 1974, p. 42.</ref>

Between 1952 and 1967 Harcourt served as State Secretary of the Tasmanian branch of the [[Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women]].<ref name=Bottrell42/><ref name=obit/> In 1954 he was the official transport officer for the [[Royal visits to Australia#The Queen.27s first visit|Royal visit to Australia]]. In 1955, he was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his community work and involvement in the public service.<ref name=Trigellis02/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1109838|title=Australian Honours Database|publisher=Australian Government|accessdate=25 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=40366|supp=y|page=24|date=31 December 1954}}</ref><ref group="Note">The award has been listed on the Australian Honours Database as "Henry Gladwin Harcourt". Additionally while the database lists the date of conferment as being 1955, Trigellis-Smith states that it was 1957.</ref> During 1957–58, Harcourt served as the President of Legacy's Hobart Branch.<ref name=Bottrell42/>

Harcourt died at the Hobart Repatriation Hospital on 20 December 1970,<ref name=Bottrell42/> at the age of 75.<ref name=obit/><ref group="Note">Bottrell states that Harcourt was 76 at the time of his death.</ref> He was survived by his wife and step son.<ref name=Bottrell42/> In 1971, Arthur Bottrell, author of ''Cameo of Commandos'', dedicated the introduction of his book to Harcourt.<ref name=Bottrell>{{cite web|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=6371302&I=1&SE=1|title=Letter from Reverend Arthur Bottrell relating to Harcourt's death (included in Harcourt's Army Service Record)|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=11 June 2009}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>Bottrell 1971, pp. xix&ndash;xxii.</ref>

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==References== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book|last=Bottrell|first=Arthur|title=Cameos of Commandos: Memories of Eight Australian Commando Squadrons in New Guinea and Queensland|year=1971|publisher=Specialty Printers |location=Adelaide, South Australia|isbn=978-0-9599540-0-5}} *{{cite journal|last=Bottrell|first=Arthur|year=1974|title=Major Harry Gladwyn Harcourt|journal=Sabretache|publisher=[[Military Historical Society of Australia]] |location=Garran, Australian Capital Territory|volume=16|issue=1|pages=37–42|issn=0048-8933}} *{{cite book|last=Bradley|first=Phillip|authorlink=Phillip Bradley|title=On Shaggy Ridge: The Australian Seventh Division in the Ramu Valley from Kaiapit to the Finisterres|year=2004|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Melbourne, Victoria|isbn=978-0-19-555100-6}} *{{cite book|last=Challinger|first=Michael|title=Anzacs in Arkhangel: The Untold Story of Australia and the Invasion of Russia 1918–19|year=2010|publisher=Hardie Grant Books|location=Prahran, Victoria |isbn=978-1-74066-751-7}} *{{cite book| last=Dennis|first=Peter|title=The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History|year=1995|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Melbourne, Victoria |isbn = 0-19-553227-9|display-authors=etal}} *{{cite book|last=Horner|first=David|authorlink=David Horner|title=SAS: Phantoms of the Jungle—A History of the Australian Special Air Service|year=1989|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=Sydney, New South Wales |isbn=0-04-520006-8}} *{{cite book|last=McCarthy|first=Dudley|title=South–West Pacific Area—First Year: Kokoda to Wau|series=Australia in the War of 1939–1945 Official History Series. Series 1—Army. Volume V|year=1959|url=http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/chapter.asp?volume=21|publisher=Australian War Memorial|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory|oclc=3134247|access-date=11 June 2009|archive-date=27 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827071847/http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/chapter.asp?volume=21|url-status=dead}} *{{cite book|last=Muirden|first=Bruce|title=The Diggers Who Signed On For More: Australia's Part in the Russian Wars of 1918–19|year=1990|publisher=Wakefield Press|location=Kent Town, United Kingdom|isbn=1-86254-260-0}} *{{cite book|last=Trigellis-Smith|first=Syd|title=The Purple Devils: The 2/6 Australian Commando Squadron|year=1992|publisher=2/6 Commando Squadron Association|location=Melbourne, Victoria |isbn=0-646-07125-4}} {{refend}}

==Further reading== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book|last=Quinlivian|first=Peter | title = Forgotten Valour: The Story of Arthur Sullivan VC | publisher = New Holland | year = 2006 | location = Sydney, New South Wales | isbn = 978-1-74110-486-8}} * {{cite book|last=Wright |first=Damien |title=Churchill's Secret War with Lenin: British and Commonwealth Military Intervention in the Russian Civil War, 1918–20 |location=Solihull, United Kingdom |year= 2017 |isbn=978-1-91151-210-3 }} {{refend}}

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