The traditions of Anzac day

In June 1945, he boarded a ship to Morotai, which then took him to Balikpapan, a port on the southern coast of Dutch Borneo. Balikpapan was the site of the last major Australian ground operation of WWII, which was aimed at securing oil processing and port facilities.

Leslie’s battalion took part in subsequent operations that were concentrated around the Milford Highway, which ran roughly north out of the Balikpapan beachhead to the inland town of Samarinda.

The Australian advance out of the beachhead was considered and deliberate but saw some of the most difficult and costly fighting of the campaign. 
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